Patna High CourtCR. MISC./33046/2024bail granted

Sripati Devi @ Nirmala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-20Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 33046 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-542 Year-2019 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sripati Devi @ Nirmala Devi Wife of Bashth Pandit @ lakshmi Pandit Resident of Village- Bara Jairam, P.S- Chiraiya, Dist- East Champaran , Motihari ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rina Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-09-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Basath Pandit had approached this Court, seeking regular bail by filing Cr. Misc. No. 308082 of 2020 and the same was allowed by an order dated 19.01.2021. It is further submitted that Basath Pandit was implicated in the case being father-inlaw of the deceased. It is next submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-law and is in custody since 17.02.2024 and chargesheet has been submitted. It is also submitted that the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 33046 of 2024(3) dt.20-09-2024 2/2 will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial.

4. The learned APP for the State opposes the regular bail application of the petitioner.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court of S.D.J.M., Sikarhana at Dhaka in East Champaran in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 542 of 2019.

6. However, it is made clear that if the learned trial court comes to a conclusion that the petitioner after her release, is trying to delay the trial in any manner, in that event, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sudhanshu/- U T