Sirmain Devi @ Siramana Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16282 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2022 Thana- SINGHESHWAR District- Madhepura ====================================================== Sirmain Devi @ Siramana Devi W/O Gajendra Modi R/V- Patori, P.S.- Singheshwar, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 13-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 120B, 379, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

As per FIR, the allegation against accused persons including the petitioner is that they committed murder of the brother of the informant due to land dispute. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. She has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. The FIR has been lodged after delay of two days without given any cogent reason and the informant is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16282 of 2023(3) dt.13-07-2023 2/2 not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence. There is no specific overt-act of commission of murder attributed against the petitioner and except suspicion nothing consistent evidence has been found against the petitioner. It is further submitted that she is languishing in judicial custody since 23.09.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody and being lady, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Singheshwar P.S. Case No. 29 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Madhepura.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manishkumar/- U T