Tetari Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29529 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2017 Thana- CHOUTARWA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Tetari Devi Wife of Sita Sah Resident of Village - Patilar, P.S.- Chautarwa, Distt - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-06-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

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 in custody since 05-04-2019. Charge sheet has already been submitted. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. It is a case of accidental death. The petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29529 of 2019(4) dt.18-06-2019 2/2 separate in mess and property from husband of the deceased. She has no concern with the affairs of husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased has already been granted bail by a coordinate bench of this court vide Annexure-2 to the present application 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, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-Ist, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Chautarwa P.S. Case No. 10 of 2017. (Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T