Karishma Kumari @ Karishma Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18532 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2023 Thana- DHORAIYA District- Banka ====================================================== 1.

KARISHMA KUMARI @ KARISHMA DEVI Daughter of Bulbul Mandal Resident of Village-Saijpur Ward No. 5, Post-Samukhiya More, P.S.-Banka, Distt-Banka.

2.

PRAMILA DEVI @ HEMLATA DEVI @ PARMILA DEVI Wife of Late Arjun Manjhi Resident of Village-Motanga, P.S.-Dhoraiya, Distt-Banka. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar @Deepak Sahay, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 19-07-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest in connection with Dhoraiya P.S. Case no. 185 of 2023, registered under sections 302, 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that he married his daughter to one Ranjan Kumar Manjhi on 9.7.2022. It is stated that the accused persons started to torture his daughter for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry by way of a motorcycle and Rs.50,000/- in cash. It is finally stated that her husband and other members of family including the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18532 of 2024(5) dt.19-07-2024 2/3 petitioner no.2 killed her. In the occurrence, the petitioner no.1 is also involved.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the sister-in-law (gotni) and mother-in-law of the deceased. They have been falsely implicated in the case. Admittedly, the father of the deceased is not an eye witness to the occurrence. So far as husband of the deceased is concerned, in reference to the supplementary affidavit filed, it is submitted that he has surrendered in the learned Court below on 4.7.2024 and is in custody. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the general and omnibus allegation in the F.I.R., the petitioners not having any criminal antecedent and the husband of the deceased being in custody having surrendered on 4.7.2024, it is directed that both the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Dhoraiya P.S. Case no. 185 of 2023 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18532 of 2024(5) dt.19-07-2024 3/3 each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T