Kavita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23554 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2024 Thana- TRIVENIGANJ District- Supaul ====================================================== Kavita Devi Wife Of Ramanand Yadav, Daughter Of Virendra Yadav Resident Of Village - Kushaha Tola Bagewa, Panchayat Hariharpatti, Ward No. 12, P.S. - Triveniganj, District - Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Nafisu Zzoha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No. 319 of 2024 lodged on 18.08.2024, for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against 5 named accused persons including the present petitioner against whom there is allegation that they have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23554 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/3
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel submits that petitioner is a married lady and nanad of the deceased and residing separately. Counsel submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Counsel further submits that the husband of the deceased has surrendered before the Trial Court on 07.04.2024.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to the satisfaction of ACJM-I, Supaul, in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No. 319 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. It is made clear that petitioner shall produce a copy of the surrender certificate of the husband of the deceased before the Trial Court at the time of production of her bail bond
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23554 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 3/3 and the Trial Court on being satisfied that the husband of the deceased has surrendered, shall accept the bail bond of the petitioner.
(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T