Mala Devi @ Sukani Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41610 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2023 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== MALA DEVI @ SUKANI DEVI WIFE OF DINESH MAHTO VILLAGE_ UTTARI HAJIPUR, P.S. CHITRAGUPTA NAGAR, DISTT. KHAGARIA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ranjeet Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 14-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with her family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by them by strangulation. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. She had never demanded any thing from the deceased. She is living separately and she has no concern with the mess and business of the de-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41610 of 2023(2) dt.14-07-2023 2/2 ceased and her husband. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Husband is in judicial custody. Petitioner is an old lady and languishing in judicial custody since 12.2.2023. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Chitragupta Nagar) P.S. Case No. 142 of 2023.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U