Panmati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21491 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2018 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Panmati Devi Wife of Sheo Shankar Gupta Resident of Village - Fatehpur, P.S.- Mirganj, Distt - Gopalganj.

2.

Kiran Devi Wife of Yogendra Gupta @ Surendra Gupta Resident of Village - Fatehpur, P.S.- Mirganj, Distt - Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyavrat Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 17-06-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 298 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioners, who happen to be mother-in-law and married sister-in-law of the daughter of the informant are said to have either set ablaze his daughter or his daughter has self immolated herself over some differences between them. The accused persons took the victim to Gorakhpur hospital to accord her medical aid, but she succumbed to her injury and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21491 of 2019(3) dt.17-06-2019 2/3 subsequently, they informed the matter to the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. Petitioners have no concern with the aforesaid occurrence. Informant is not certain as to whether the deceased has been eliminated by the petitioners and other accused persons or she had self immolated herself. Moreover, there is no witness of any sort of quarrel or differences between the deceased and the petitioners. Allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. There is no allegation of making dowry demand against the petitioners. Husband of the deceased has not been made accused in the case. Petitioners happen to be lady and they deserve bail. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent. On the other hand, learned APP opposed the bail prayer of the petitioners.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-XVI, Gopalganj in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 298 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21491 of 2019(3) dt.17-06-2019 3/3 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438

(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) rohit/- U T