Sumanti Devi @ Kusumawati Devi @ Kailaso Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42643 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-485 Year-2023 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sumanti Devi @ Kusumawati Devi @ Kailaso Devi W/o Suresh Sharma R/o Village-Neharua Kala, P.S.-Kateya, District-Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Dharmveer Jha, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-09-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 201, 120B 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 mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture. Petitioner is separate in mess & property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in judicial custody. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42643 of 2024(2) dt.13-09-2024 2/2 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 eight 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 C.J.M., Gopalganj, in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 485 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T