Lalita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10715 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-620 Year-2024 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.

Lalita Devi Wife of Prem Paswan R/O Vill- Neri, P.S.- Lakhisarai, DistrictLakhisarai 2.

Prem Paswan @ Prem Sagar Paswan Son of Musan Paswan R/O Vill- Neri, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai 3.

Rakesh Kumar Son of Prem Paswan R/O Vill- Neri, P.S.- Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Ms/Mrs. Rina Sinha, A.P.P.

Mr. R.Chandra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the State and the informant.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Informant's daughter was married with one Hritik Paswan in 2021. After sometime, petitioners and their family members started subjecting the victim to cruelty and harassment for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry of a motorcycle and cash Rs.1 lac. On 16.11.2024 accused persons killed daughter of the informant and informed that his daughter committed suicide.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and no specific overt act has been alleged against them who happen to be mother-in-law, father-in-law and dewar

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10715 of 2025(2) dt.08-04-2025 2/2 of the deceased respectively. It is further submitted that the petitioners are separate in mess and business. Thrust of allegation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody.

5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant oppose the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let both the petitioners, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in Lakhisarai Police Station Case No. 620 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T