Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18156 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2023 Thana- SATHI District- West Champaran ====================================================== Manju Devi, Gende-Female, aged about 55 years, Wife of Late Bharat Das, Resident of Village- Bhabhata Ward No. 14, P.S.- Sathi, District- West Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sarvesh Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 14-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sathi PS Case No. 116 of 2023 instituted for the offences punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner killed the mother of the informant due to land dispute.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case due to land dispute between the parties. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition. Petitioner is in custody since 02.06.2023.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.
6. From perusal of the FIR and impugned order of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18156 of 2024(2) dt.14-03-2024 2/2 learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VIII, West Champaran, Bettiah dated 17.01.2024, it appears that petitioner is named in the FIR and the allegation against the petitioner is of assaulting the deceased with fists and slaps, subsequently the mother of the informant died. From perusal of the impugned order deceased died due to hard blunt object and not sufficient to cause death, no any injury was present on the body of the deceased, accordingly the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VIIIth, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Sathi PS Case No. 116 of 2023. (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Anand Kr.
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