Sarita Devi @ Kabita Devi @ Saraswati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32774 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2015 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Jamui ====================================================== Sarita Devi @ Kabita Devi @ Saraswati Devi, W/o Naurangi Das R/o - Teliyadih, P.S. - Jhajha, District - Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kabita Devi W/o Naurangi Das, D/o Chandra Das @ Chano Das R/o vill - Teliyadih, P.S. - Jhajha, Distt.- Jamui, at present vill.- Bisanpur, P.S.- Barhat, Distt.- Jamui ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Jamui Mahila P.S. Case No. 76 of 2015, instituted under Sections 341, 323, 504, 498(A), 494, 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 3⁄4 of D.P. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, informant was married with co-accused, Naurangi Das six years prior to the lodging of the present case. The allegation is that co-accused, Naurangi Das and other in-laws had demanded dowry and for non-fulfillment of the same, torture was inflicted upon the informant. Further allegation is that husband of the informant has performed second marriage with the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32774 of 2025(2) dt.19-05-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is no allegation of torturing and demand of dowry against the petitioner. The informant has also performed marriage with other person and she is living in her Sasural. Co-accused, Naurangi Das, who is husband of the petitioner is already on bail. Charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. Petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submission of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Jamui Mahila P.S. Case No. 76 of 2015, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi/- U T