Priyanka @ Priyanka Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35247 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2020 Thana- NATIONAL HIGHWAY DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== PRIYANKA @ PRIYANKA DEVI Daughter of Ram Babu Das Resident of Village- Chak Tulsi, Police Station- N.H.Bangra, District Samastipur. At Present- Priyanka @ Priyanka Devi aged about 25 years (female), Wife of Nitin Das., Resident of Village- Chakasharf, P.S.- Smastipur, DistrictSamstipur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through virtual mode.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks after restoration of normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and caused death of the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is sister-in-law of the deceased. She is separate in mess and property from husband of the deceased. She has got no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35247 of 2021(2) dt.16-07-2021 2/2 concern with the alleged occurrence. The husband of the deceased is in custody.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on her personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with N. H. Bangra P.S. Case No. 09 of 2020 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioner shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T