Sobratna Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12266 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2024 Thana- VALMIKINAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sobratna Khatoon Wife of Late Bikau Ansari Resident of Village - Lakshmipur Chowk, P.S. - Valmikinagar, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-02-2025 Heard Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Lalan Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the daughter of the informant was married to the petitioner on 26.10.2022. At the time of marriage, sufficient gifts were provided. After four months, the daughter of the informant went to her matrimonial home. She told her father that her husband was demanding a four wheeler and on account of non-fulfillment of that demand,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12266 of 2025(2) dt.21-02-2025 2/3 she was being subjected to cruelty. It is further alleged that 28.06.2024 at 4:00 P.M., the daughter of the informant called the informant and told her that she is being subjected to cruelty and is being assaulted and that her in-laws saying today she will be killed. On this, the informant tried to contact the petitioner but be could not. After that she rushed to Laxmipur at 7:30 P.M. When he reached the matrimonial house of his daughter, he found that his daughter was laying dead on cot. He also found black spot on his neck.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and the main thrust of allegation is against the husband of the deceased. Further submission is that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.
5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrender in connection with Valmikinagar P.S. Case no. 57 of 2024 , he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12266 of 2025(2) dt.21-02-2025 3/3 will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-1st, Bagaha, West Champaran. subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T