Meena Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17110 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2019 Thana- CHANDI District- Nalanda ====================================================== MEENA DEVI Wife of Bacchan Raut Resident of Village-Mushahari, Police Station-Chandi, District-Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shyamal Prakash For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 16-10-2020 The present petition has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 330 of 2019 for the offence registered under Sections 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The allegation is regarding the accused persons including the petitioner herein having killed the daughter of the informant on account of non-fulfillment of demand for dowry. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17110 of 2020(3) dt.16-10-2020 2/3 the petitioner is innocent, she has been falsely implicated in the present case and is having a clean antecedent. It is further submitted that the petitioner herein is the mother-in-law of the deceased victim lady who has been living separately from her son and the deceased lady and is having no connection whatsoever with the alleged occurrence, hence in nutshell, it is submitted that the petitioner is not having any complicity in the matter. Per contra, the learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the fact that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased victim lady and is stated to be staying separately from her son and the deceased victim lady, I deem it fit and proper to admit the petitioner to the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17110 of 2020(3) dt.16-10-2020 3/3 Nalanda in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 330 of 2019 subject to the conditions as stipulated under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U T