Minti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37386 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2025 Thana- BALRAMPUR District- Katihar ====================================================== Minti Devi, W/O Bhandi Das, R/O Village- Sonatola, P.S- Balrampur, DistKatihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sah, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 18-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Balrampur P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025 dated 22.02.2025 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 123, 103, 303(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the informant's daughter, namely, Panchali Kumari was assaulted by her husband and in-laws. Her son-in-law had illicit relationship with the petitioner and when the informant's daughter protested, she was assaulted and threatened to kill by her husband. On 21.02.2024, the informant got an information about her daughter's death from other person and when she went to her daughter's house, she found her dead body and her in-laws were missing. It is alleged that her daughter was murdered by her in-laws.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37386 of 2025(2) dt.18-06-2025 2/2 petitioner is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as alleged, the informant's son -in-law was having illicit relationship with the petitioner. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Both the parties are neighbour. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the death occurred in the house of the son-in-law of the informant. The petitioner has been made accused in this case only on the basis of suspicion. There is no eye-witness of the allegation levelled against the petitioner. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 24.03.2025 having no criminal antecedents. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. 1st Class, Katihar in connection with Balrampur P.S. Case No. 38 of 2025.

(Khatim Reza, J) premchand/- U T