Amna @ Amna Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32020 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1115 Year-2022 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== 1.
AMNA @ AMNA KHATOON W/O IDRIS @ MD. IDRIS R/o vill - Kakurwa, Basantpur, ward no. 29, P.S.- Araria, Distt.- Araria 2.
Idris @ Md. Idris S/o Late Md. Jahir @ Late Jahir R/o vill - Kakurwa, Basantpur, ward no. 29, P.S.- Araria, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Md Naushaduzzoha, Adv.
For the State :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 05-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304 (B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the D.P. Act.
3. The allegation in the FIR is that of causing death of the daughter of the informant by the accused persons including the present petitioners on account of non-fulfillment of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased, respectively and they are living separately from the deceased and her husband. It is also submitted that the deceased was mentally not very stable and as a matter of fact, she has committed suicide
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32020 of 2025(3) dt.05-08-2025 2/2 on account of matrimonial discord. The postmortem report also shows that the death has been caused due to asphyxia as a result of throttling. It is further submitted that the husband of the deceased, who is primarily responsible for the welfare of his wife, has surrendered and is in custody which fact has been stated in paragraph 17 of the petition.
5. Learned APP for the State, strongly, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners who have no criminal antecedent. Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned lower Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Araria Bairgachhi P.S. Case No. 1115 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ 482 (2) of the BNSS, 2023.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) divyanshi/- U T