Kalawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21585 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2023 Thana- CHARPOKHARI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Kalawati Devi W/o Ashok Kumar Mishra R/o Vill - Malur, P.S. - Charkpokhari, Dist. - Bhojpur 2.

Ashok Kumar Mishr @ Ashok Kumar Mishra @ Ashok Mishra S/o Kanhaiya Mishra R/o Vill - Malur, P.S. - Charkpokhari, Dist. - Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Charpokhari P.S. Case No. 202 of 2023 registered under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is case of dowry death.

4. As per prosecution case, informant solemnized the marriage of her daughter with co-accused Purushotam Mishra with Hindu Rituals. From beginning of marriage, the husband and in laws of informant's daughter started abusing and assaulting her daughter for demand of a bullet motorcycle, and due to non-fulfillment of the same, all the accused persons killed the daughter of informant.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21585 of 2024(5) dt.21-08-2024 2/2 petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Further submission is that petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased respectively. Petitioners have never assaulted the deceased and demanded any dowry. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already under custody. Petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.

6. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposed the prayer for bail.

7. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bailbonds of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur in connection with Charpokhari P.S. Case No. 202 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C.

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