Bhawani Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22573 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2020 Thana- BABUBARHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Bhawani Devi Wife Of Raslal Ray R/O Village- Ghonghar, P.S.- Babubarhi, District- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ratanakar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioner caused death of the sister of the informant due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the motherin-law of the deceased. She is separate in mess and property from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22573 of 2021(2) dt.06-07-2021 2/2 husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on her personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Madhubani in connection with S.T. No.110 of 2020 arising out of Babubarhi P.S. case No.120 of 2020 corresponding to CRI case No.827 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T