Taramati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50242 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-215 Year-2018 Thana- DURAULI District- Siwan ====================================================== TARAMATI DEVI Wife of Mundrika Bhagat Resident of Village- Gopalpur, P.S.- Darauli, District- Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumari Anupam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 08-03-2022 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Darauli P.S. Case No. 215/2018, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 304B and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding the accused persons having killed the deceased victim lady on account of non-fulfillment of the demand for dowry.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent, she

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50242 of 2021(2) dt.08-03-2022 2/3 has been falsely implicated in the present case, she is having a clean antecedent and she is languishing in custody since 4.2.2021. The learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to paragraph no. 9 of the present petition to submit that the husband and father-in-law of the deceased victim lady have already been acquitted by the learned trial court and the petitioner herein is the mother-in-law of the deceased victim lady, against whom no specific allegation has been levelled by the informant. Per contra, the learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the materials available on record as also considering the fact that the so-called main accused persons are stated to have been acquitted by the learned trial court, apart from the fact that the petitioner is languishing in custody since more than one

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50242 of 2021(2) dt.08-03-2022 3/3 year, I deem it fit and proper to direct for release of the petitioner on regular bail.

Accordingly, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge 5th, Siwan in connection with Darauli P.S. Case No. 215/2018.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U T