Sharmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 20554 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2024 Thana- BUNIYAD GANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

SHARMILA DEVI W/o- Ashok Das @ Ashok Kumar @ Ashok Ram R/o Vill- Shivcharan Lane, Near Manpur Kalali Road Ps- Buniyadganj DistGaya. 2.

Ashok Das @ Ashok Kumar @ Ashok Ram S/o- Baleshwar Ravidas R/o Vill- Shivcharan Lane Near Manpur Kalali Road Ps- Buniyadganj DistGaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioners are named in F.I.R. and apprehending their arrest in connection with Buniyadganj P.S. Case No. 259 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(20, 115(2), 85, 82(1) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioners is to commit cruelty upon informant, namely Nandini Kumari, due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, as raised for cash of Rs. 3 lacs.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that both petitioners are in-laws of opposite party no. 2, facing general and omnibus allegation qua alleged cruelty as committed upon

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 20554 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 informant. It is pointed out that the thrust of allegation qua alleged cruelty out of alleged second marriage is mainly available against the husband of the informant and these petitioners implicated only being parents. Petitioners are of clean antecedents.

5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and by taking note of fact as both petitioners are in-laws (mother-in-law and father-inlaw) of opposite party no. 2 and facing general and omnibus allegation qua alleged cruelty as committed upon informant, accordingly, both above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-VIII, Gaya/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Buniyadganj P.S. Case No. 259 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/-

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