Sangeeta Kunwar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.134 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-233 Year-2020 Thana- NAWANAGAR District- Buxar ====================================================== SANGEETA KUNWAR WIFE OF LATE SATYANARAYAN PRASAD @ SATYA NARAYAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SONBARSHA, P.S. - NAWANAGAR, DISTRICT - BUXAR.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Udbhav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-08-2021 As prayed for, let the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office vide its notes dated 31.12.2020, within four weeks of starting of Court proceeding in physical mode in normal course. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Nawanagar P.S. Case no. 233 of 2020, registered under Section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of torturing of the informant by her husband and in-laws due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and killing her by pressing her neck.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the widow mother-in-law of deceased, niece of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.134 of 2021(2) dt.16-08-2021 2/2 informant and she used to reside separate from the husband of deceased, but, with ulterior motive, she has also been implicated in this case. Further submission is that Shankar Prasad, husband of deceased, was taken into custody and, later on, he was allowed privilege of bail. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 233 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T