Israt Parween @ Israt Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14566 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2024 Thana- SIMRI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Israt Parween @ Israt Khatoon, W/o Safi Ahmad, Resident of Village-Sobhan, Police Station-Simri, District-Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shubham Sourav, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP For the Informant :

Mohd. Shahrukh Khan Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 18-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State duly assisted by learned counsel appearing for the informant.

2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Simri P.S. Case No.85 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304-B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC').

3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 15.01.2025.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is to cause death of daughter of the informant along with other co-accused persons/family members due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry as raised for cash of Rs.5 lakhs and one motorcycle.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14566 of 2025(5) dt.18-09-2025 2/3 Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased.

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the allegation qua raising demand of dowry is appearing very much general and omnibus against the petitioner, who is mother-in-law. It is submitted that after investigation, the police submitted closure report against father-in-law, who was also present at the time of occurrence. It is submitted that the petitioner being in-laws was living separately with the deceased and her husband and not connected in any manner with their domestic affairs. It is pointed out that implication of petitioner is only out of relation as she is the mother of the husband of the deceased. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence and moreover the petitioner is a lady of clean antecedent.

6. Learned APP duly assisted by Md. Shahrukh Khan, learned counsel appearing for the informant while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that the petitioner being

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14566 of 2025(5) dt.18-09-2025 3/3 mother-in-law usually instigated his son to commit cruelty upon the deceased.

7. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as allegation qua raising demand of dowry prima facie appearing very much general and omnibus against the petitioner, who is mother-in-law, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner, being a lady, remains in custody since 15.01.2025, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Simri P.S. Case No.85 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS').

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T