Shahnaz Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27837 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-200 Year-2021 Thana- MASAUDHI District- Patna ====================================================== SHAHNAZ KHATOON WIFE OF GULAM RASUL R/O VILLAGEKAILUCHAK, MASAURHI, P.S.- MASAURHI, DISTRICT- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Saxena For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 06-09-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceedings. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within stipulated period, office will place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 304(B)34 of the IPC. Allegedly, the petitioner along with other accused persons brutally killed the daughter of the informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. She has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27837 of 2022(2) dt.06-09-2022 2/2 leveled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. It is submitted that the mother-in-law and father-inlaw of the deceased were living separately from the deceased. The husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody since 13.06.2021. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, which is also mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of her 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 Masaurhi P.S. Case No.200 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T