Parmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14816 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2021 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
PARMILA DEVI Wife of Vijay Manjhi Resident of Village- Jafara, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya.
2.
Vijay Manjhi Son of Late Budhu Ram Manjhi Resident of Village- Jafara, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 06-01-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant who was married to the son of the two petitioners herein was tortured for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry, details of which have been given in the FIR. It is stated that the accused persons poured kerosene oil on the daughter and burnt her resulting in her death.
It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14816 of 2022(4) dt.06-01-2023 2/2 petitioners that the petitioners who happen to be the father-inlaw and mother-in-law of the deceased have been falsely implicated in the case. Admittedly the informant is not an eyewitness to the occurrence and the manner of occurrence is other than what has been narrated in the FIR. The postmortem report does not support the prosecution case. The petitioners are in custody since 1.7.2021 and charge sheet has been submitted in the case. They have no criminal antecedent.
Heard learned APP for the State.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the materials on record, the petitioners being the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased, their being in custody for more than 1 year 6 months since 1.7.2021 and charge sheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the above named two petitioners to be enlarged on bail in connection with Belaganj P.S. Case no. 88 of 2021 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M-II, Gaya. (Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U