Rekha Devi @ Parekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26999 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-393 Year-2021 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya ====================================================== REKHA DEVI @ PAREKHA DEVI Wife of Satendra Bhagat @ Satendra Kumar R/V- Bhagwanpur PS- Chandauti Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Nandan Pandit For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Uday Pratap ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced the surrender certificate of the husband of the deceased in the Court.

3. Let it be kept on record.

4. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 304(B)/120B/201 of the Indian Penal Code.

5. The petitioner along with other accused persons is said to have committed murder of the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26999 of 2023(3) dt.20-07-2023 2/2 specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that the petitioner is the wife of elder brother of the husband of the deceased and she is residing separately with the deceased family and she is no way concerned with the affairs of the deceased lady. He further submits that the husband of the deceased has surrendered in the Court below on 14.07.2023 and he is in judicial custody. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

7. Learned APP for the State opposes prayer for anticipatory bail.

8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 393 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T