Sindhu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39993 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2021 Thana- MAHESI District- East Champaran ====================================================== SINDHU DEVI W/o- Ramayan Rai Resident of Village - Manjhan Chhapra, P.S. - Mehsi, District - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-08-2021 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. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to some typographical error, at paragraph-11 of the application, it has wrongly been mentioned that the husband of the deceased has not been made accused in the present case. In view of the said submission, counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction at paragraph -11 of the application after normalcy. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in Mehsi P.S. Case No. 21 of 2021 registered under Section 304B/34 of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39993 of 2021(2) dt.17-08-2021 2/3 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 concern with the alleged occurrence.

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, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Mehsi P.S. Case No. 21 of 2021 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39993 of 2021(2) dt.17-08-2021 3/3 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