Shahjahan Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18250 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-552 Year-2022 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== SHAHJAHAN KHATOON Wife of Late Sekh Kalam @ Sekh Abul Kalam Resident of village - Pokhariya Rai, P.S.- Chanpatia, District - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brij Kishor Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 12-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of killing the daughter of the informant by pressing her neck, due to non-fulfillment of further dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to dirty village politics. She has committed no offence. He submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. He submitted that the petitioner has no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18250 of 2023(2) dt.12-05-2023 2/2 mess and business of the deceased as well as her husband and also she lives separately from them. He submitted that the husband of the deceased namely, co-accused Shekh Arman, who is in judicial custody. She is languishing in judicial custody since 24.10.2022.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Chanpatia P.S. Case No. 552 of 2022.

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