Saroja Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10656 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2024 Thana- DEEPNAGAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Saroja Devi W/O Prakash Kewat R/O Vill.- Badri Bigha, Chak Dilawar, P.S.- Deepnagar, Dist.- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Sanjay Kewat S/O Tikam Kewat R/O Vill.- Gausnagar, P.S.- Sarmera, Dist.- Nalanda.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Kishor Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 187/2024 dated 10.06.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B, 354, 498A, 120B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and later of Section 302 of the IPC was added.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have threatened the informant's sister that they would kill her if demand of Rs. 1 lac and a motorcycle would not be fulfilled. Further, the petitioner misbehaved with the informant's sister. When she objected, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10656 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 2/3 petitioner and the co-accused persons in connivance with one another killed the informant's sister due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and informed the informant that her sister fled away. On search, the informant found his sister near Goithawa river where after digging the ground his sister's dead body was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is a lady. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is the villager. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.06.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10656 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 3/3 the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 187/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T