Manti Devi @ Sheela Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52912 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2019 Thana- NADI P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== MANTI DEVI @ SHEELA DEVI WIFE OF LATE RAM BABU RAI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-- SAIDABAD, P.S.- RAGHOPUR, DISTRICTVAISHALI AT PRESENT OF VILLAGE- MAUJIPUR, MARAIYA TOLA, P.S. NADI, DISTRICT-PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhusudan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Choubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of eight weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in Nadi P.S. Case No. 138 of 2019 registered under Sections 304B, 201, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and causing death of the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52912 of 2021(2) dt.01-11-2021 2/2 petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. She is separate in mess and property from husband of the deceased. She has got no concern with the alleged occurrence.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Smt. Ritu Kumari, learned Judicial Magistrate-Ist Class, Patna City in connection with Nadi P.S. Case No. 138 of 2019 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) A.K.V.//- U T