Meena Devi @ Mina Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45905 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-409 Year-2023 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Meena Devi @ Mina Devi, aged about 41 years, Gender-Female, Wife of Kedar Jha, Resident of Village - Dharmpur Jarang, P.S.- Vaishali (Belsar O.P.), District - Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ramchandra Singh, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Dhanajee Kumar Singh, Advocate, Mr. Jyoti Ranjan Jha, Advocate and Mrs. Kusum Kumari, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 409 of 2023 dated 21.09.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section 304B of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 2,00,000/- as dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45905 of 2024(2) dt.25-07-2024 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The other co-accused person Kedar Jha has already been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 10195 of 2024 under order dated 01.05.2024. The husband of the deceased, namely, Mohit Jha, is in judicial custody as stated in paragraph no. 12 of the bail petition. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. She is in custody in this case since 21.03.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. Ist Class, Vaishali at Hajipur in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45905 of 2024(2) dt.25-07-2024 3/3 connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 409 of 2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U.K./- U T