Mogla Devi @ Mogal Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13854 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-223 Year-2025 Thana- JALALPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Mogla Devi @ Mogal Devi W/O Late Purshottam Giri R/O VillageBangrara, P.S- Jalalpur, Distt.- Saran, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Praveen Prabhakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable u/s 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and coaccused persons are alleged to have strangulated the sister of the informant under conspiracy.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner happens to be the mother-in-law of the deceased and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against her and the deceased was not in a fit state of mind and after closing the door in a heat of passion and spur of the moment, hung herself. It is next submitted that after receiving

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13854 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/2 the information of the said occurrence, the police arrived for the verification, and in their presence, the door was opened. Referring to the impugned order he has submitted that the cause of death is opined to be asphyxia due to hanging and no internal or external injuries were found on the person of the deceased. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has clean criminal antecedent and is in custody since 13.10.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and the cause of death has been opined to be asphyxia due to hanging, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Jalalpur P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T