Urmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56336 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2021 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

URMILA DEVI W/O BHAGWAN PRASAD R/o village- Ghusi Pakad, P.S.- Chakia, District- East Champaran 2.

BHAGWAN PRASAD S/o Juldhari Sah R/o village- Ghusi Pakad, P.S.- Chakia, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Abhishek Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 20-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner no. 1 apprehending her arrest in connection with Chakia P.S. Case no. 112 of 2021 instituted for the offence under Sections 498A, 304B, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with her other family members have tortured in various ways due to nonfulfillment dowry demand to the daughter of the informant and ultimately they killed her.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is mother-in-law and has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56336 of 2021(4) dt.20-04-2022 2/2 falsely implicated in this case. She has never demanded any thing from the informant. She has no concern with the daily activity of the deceased and her husband. She is living separately. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family member. Husband of the deceased is in judicial custody.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner no. 1 on bail. The petitioner no. 1 is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Chakiya P.S. Case no. 112 of 2021, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate1st Class, Motihari, East Champaran subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U