Anju Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14979 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-325 Year-2024 Thana- SIMRI District- Buxar ====================================================== Anju Devi Wife of Santosh Chaudhary Resident of Village- Simri (Dudhi Patti), P.S.- Simri, Distt.- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ravi Shankar Pathak, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Madan Kumar, APP.
Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. All the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner, on non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, in furtherance of the common intention are said to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant after assaulting.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged has ever taken place. She has falsely been implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. The allegation
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14979 of 2025(3) dt.04-04-2025 2/3 levelled against the petitioner is totally false and based on concocted facts. She has been made accused in the present case merely because she is mother-in-law of the deceased. The real fact is that the petitioner has been living separately from her son. She has no role in the alleged occurrence. There is no direct or indirect material available on record to indicate the complicity of the petitioner in the present case. It is evident from the postmortem report of the deceased that cause of death of the deceased is hanging which is also evident from the impugned order. Learned counsel further submits that charge has already been framed against the petitioner. She has no criminal antecedent and she has been languishing in judicial custody since 08.01.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the submissions made, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Simri P.S. Case No. 325 of 2024.
7. Petitioner is directed to cooperate in the trial. If the petitioner fails to appear before the learned Court below on two consecutive dates fixed in the case, the prosecution will be at
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14979 of 2025(3) dt.04-04-2025 3/3 liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner before the learned Court below.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T