Pinki Kumari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34297 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-155 Year-2022 Thana- JOKIHAT District- Araria ====================================================== Pinki Kumari D/o Janardan Bishwas R/o vill - Tekni, P.s.- Mahaloan, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Raj Kishor Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Raj Kishor Singh learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Jokihat (Mahalgoan) P.S. Case No. 155 of 2022 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner along with her family members had killed the daughter of the informant on the pretext of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. She is sister-in-law of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34297 of 2025(3) dt.15-09-2025 2/3 deceased and the allegation levelled against her is not specific, rather general and omnibus in nature. He further submitted that mother-in-law of the deceased has already been granted prearrest bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 05.05.2023, while her husband has been granted regular bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 01.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No.67282 of 2022. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well, having perused the allegation made in the FIR, which is general and omnibus against the petitioner and also the fact that for the similar allegation, the coaccused persons have been granted bail by this Court, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34297 of 2025(3) dt.15-09-2025 3/3 satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Araria / Concerned Court in connection with Jokihat (Mahalgoan) P.S. Case No. 155 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T