Gita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9822 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2019 Thana- TRIVENIGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== GITA DEVI, Wife of Bhogi Lal Pandit, Resident of Village - Jaraila, P.S. - Tribeniganj, District - Supaul.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pranav Kumar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-06-2020 The matter has been taken up through Video Conferencing.
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 364 and 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Petitioner is mother-in-law of the victim of murder. There is no eye-witness of the occurrence of murder. The impugned order would reveal that prayer for bail was refused only on the basis of material of torture to the victim by the in-laws. Investigation of the case is already complete. Considering the fact that there is no direct material for the offences alleged against the petitioner as well as the fact that the petitioner is a female, let the petitioner, above named, be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9822 of 2020(3) dt.05-06-2020 2/2 released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Tribeniganj Police Station Case No. 242 of 2019, subject to the following conditions:- (a) The petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation/trial of the case, failing which the learned court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (b) Both the bailors shall be resident of the territorial jurisdiction of the learned court below.
(c) The petitioner shall not leave the country without permission of the learned court below.
If the petitioner would not be able in furnishing sureties due to lockdown, he shall be provisionally released on his personal bond and the provisional bail shall be confirmed only after production of the bailors within fifteen days of restoration of normal function of the Court.
(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T