Deopatiya Devi @ Deo Pratima Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27226 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2019 Thana- MADANPUR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== DEOPATIYA DEVI @ DEO PRATIMA DEVI W/O LATE JAGRAM MANJHI @ JAGNARAYAN BHUIYA @ JAIRAM MANJHI R/O VILL JALWAN, P.S MADANPUR, DISTRICT-AURANGABAD.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304(B) and other ancillary sections of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death. It is alleged that this petitioner along with her other family members killed the daughter of informant for dowry.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be mother-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is living separately and she has no concern with the family affairs of the deceased and her husband. The thrust of accusation is against Suraj Manjhi, husband of the deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27226 of 2021(2) dt.06-08-2021 2/2 Petitioner is in custody since 02.01.2021.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts of the case and the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Madanpur PS case No. 118/2019 on the following conditions:-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/ her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T