Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18015/2017bail granted

Hira Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2017-05-17Mr. Justice Birendra Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18015 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -173 Year- 2016 Thana -JHANJHARPUR District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Hira Devi, W/o Bishwa Nath Raut, Resident of Village- Jhanjharpur Machhahatta Chouk, P.S.- Jhanjharpur, Dist- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mira Kumari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Anant Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 17-05-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/315/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner is the mother-in-law. There is general and omnibus allegation of demand of dowry and torture for the same and commission of death for dowry. Submission of the petitioner is that the house where the victim died is constructed of four floors. Each sons occupied one floor. Petitioner lives at the ground floor. Due to dispute with the husband, she might have committed suicide and false implication is there. The petitioner is in custody since 06.12.2016.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18015 of 2017 (3) dt.17-05-2017 2/2 Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail, after framing of the charge, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur/successor Court in connection with Jhanjharpur Police Station Case No. 173 of 2016, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.

The court below is expected to frame the charges at the earliest on receipt of this order preferably within six weeks. (Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T