Renu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32341 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-335 Year-2022 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Renu Devi W/o Late Munshi Lal Ray R/o Vill Bardiha, PS Patepur, Distt Vaishali, At present New Basti, Anand Parvat, P.S. - Anand Parvat, Distt. - Central Delhi (Delhi) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Kumar Mritunjay, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is a case of "dowry death".

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture. Petitioner is separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody. Petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32341 of 2024(7) dt.25-07-2024 2/2 claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class-cumAdditional Munsif-6, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 335 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T