Patna High CourtCR. MISC./35545/2025dismissed

Shakuntala Devi @ Shakuntla Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-10Mr. Justice Praveen Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35545 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-293 Year-2023 Thana- GARDANIBAG District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Shakuntala Devi @ Shakuntla Devi W/O Late Kamla Prasad Yadav @ Late Kamal Prasad Yadav R/O Vill.- Pahadpur, Police Colony, P.o.-Anisabad, PSPhulwarisharif, Dist.- Patna- 800002 2.

Rajkishore Prasad @ Suman Saurav S/O Late Kamla Prasad Yadav @ Late Kamal Prasad Yadav R/O Vill.- Paharpur, Police Colony, P.o.-Anisabad, PSPhulwarisharif, Dist.- Patna- 800002 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have challenged the order refusing to discharge dated 09.04.2025 whereby the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XXXII, Patna has dismissed the petition by which a discharge petition was filed on 27.08.2026 in connection with Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 293 of 2023 for discharging from this present case.

3. As per the allegation, the petitioners being motherin-law and husband of the informant's daughter are alleged to have done to death the deceased in connection with nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35545 of 2025(2) dt.10-04-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the findings which have been given by the learned trial court is not stand to reason and the petitioners never tortured the deceased.

5. Heard the parties and perused the record, the case is under Section 304B of Indian Penal Code. After thorough investigation the charge-sheet was submitted, cognizance came to be taken and there appears sufficient grounds for proceeding against the petitioners.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances, this quashing application is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) shivam/- U T