Chandrakala Devi @ Chandrawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35920 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-340 Year-2020 Thana- RAMPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== CHANDRAKALA DEVI @ CHANDRAWATI DEVI Wife of Late Sadhu Sharan Prasad Resident of Mohalla - Bank Colony (Mustafabad), P.S.- Rampur, District - Gaya, At present residing at 2084, Tower - 5, Block D, Crossing Republic, Plot GH- 7 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Kumari Reena Daughter of Mundrika Singh Resident of Village - Kishori Mohan Complex, Road No.- 1, P.S.- Rampur, District - Gaya. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Akash Raj, Adv Mr. Santosh Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Rita Verma, APP Mr. Mrigendra Kumar, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 02-11-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects within three weeks.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered under sections 498A of the IPC.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture upon the victim in association with his family members for nonfulfilment of demand of dowry and of ousting her out of the matrimonial house.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35920 of 2022(3) dt.02-11-2022 2/2 Petitioner has never made any torture upon the victim and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to grudge. She has never made any dowry demand from the informant. Petitioner is the mother-in-law of the informant. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of her arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Rampur P.S. Case No.340 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T