Reeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13501 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-612 Year-2024 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Reeta Devi W/O Gyani Rai R/Village- Patila, P.S- Maner, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Aditya Dev, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State as also learned counsel for the Informant. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 612 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against her and has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no specific or direct allegation of any overt act against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. He further submits that the deceased has committed suicide due

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13501 of 2025(4) dt.04-07-2025 2/3 to ill treatment of her brother who is nonelse but, the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. The petitioner is separate in mess and business from the husband of the deceased. No demand of dowry was made by the petitioner. It is further submitted that husband of the deceased is in judicial custody. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the co-accused Gyani Rai @ Gyani Singh (father-in-law of the deceased) has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 23.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 21676 of 2025.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State and the Informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, stating that the offence alleged against the petitioner is serious in nature which is related to dowry death of the deceased. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and, hence, she does not deserve bail.

6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the petitioner being lady, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13501 of 2025(4) dt.04-07-2025 3/3 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 612 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T