Sheela Devi @ Dharmsheela Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17580 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2023 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sheela Devi @ Dharmsheela Devi Wife of Vidhant Giri Resident of Villagesinghasani, Police Station- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj, At present resident of Village- Katalpur, Police Station- Baikunthpur, district- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 148/23 instituted under Sections 341/342/323/504/302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The petitioner is the married sister of the deceased. The wife of the deceased is the informant. She had a fight with the family members i.e. in-laws etc. for non payment of Rupees Three Lakhs taken as loan by the wife of the petitioner and she left the house and went to her father's house. Next day, she got information that her husband has died and the family members including the petitioner were cremating the deceased.

4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17580 of 2024(3) dt.03-05-2024 2/2 petitioner that the deceased has committed suicide because of the dispute between his wife and other family members. There is no material to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime.

5. There is no direct or indirect evidence against the petitioner, who is relative of the deceased having participated in the cremation.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 148 o 2023, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T