Munni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23220 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2015 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== MUNNI DEVI, Wife of Late Nawal Kishore Patel, Resident of VillageBhagwanpur Ratti, P.S. and District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Bela Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Chandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 16-09-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual Court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects as pointed out by the office within four weeks of normal functioning of the court, failing which the office is directed to place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner in association of other accused persons is said to have killed the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23220 of 2021(2) dt.16-09-2021 2/2 case. He further submits that the petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody. The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.12.2020. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. The similarly situated co-accused have been granted bail by different co-ordinate Benches of this Court.

Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail application.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 88/2015 to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/ successor Court.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) amitkumar/- U T