Pushapa Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18010 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2021 Thana- NOORSARAI District- Nalanda ====================================================== PUSHAPA DEVI Wife of Sidheshwar Prasad Residnet of Village - Kathauli, P.S.- Noorsarai, District - Nalanda at present Mohalla Daya Nagar, P.S.- Noorsarai, District - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in Noorsarai P.S. Case No. 330 of 2021 registered under Section 304B/120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the accused persons including the petitioner is of committing torture and causing death of the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18010 of 2022(2) dt.28-04-2022 2/2 petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. She is separate in mess and property from husband of the deceased. She has got no concern with the alleged occurrence.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VIII, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif in connection with Noorsarai P.S. Case No. 330 of 2021 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T