Manchana Devi @Manchan Kumari @ Manchan Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40502 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2024 Thana- DAWATH District- Rohtas ====================================================== MANCHANA DEVI @MANCHAN KUMARI @ MANCHAN DEVI WIFE OF DHANJEE SHARMA VILLAGE- BUDHIYA BAZAR, KOWATH, PSDAWATH, DIST- ROHTAS ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Chaubey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-08-2024 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Chaubey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned APP appearing on behalf of State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is a case of "dowry death".

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is sister-in-law (gotni) of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. As a matter of fact, the deceased was unhappy with her marriage and on the alleged date and time of occurrence, she herself committed suicide. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture against this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40502 of 2024(3) dt.14-08-2024 2/2 petitioner. Petitioner are separate in mess & property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody since 31.07.2024. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, Rohtas, in connection with Dawath P.S. Case No. 14 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T