Manorma Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.754 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-334 Year-2019 Thana- NARHATT District- Nawada ====================================================== MANORMA DEVI Wife of Late Deep Narayan Sharma Resident of Village - Ataua More, P.S.- Nawada, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dashrath Mehta, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 13-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through video conferencing.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Narhat P.S. Case no. 334 of 2019 registered under section 307 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act to which section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was added subsequently and chargesheet was submitted under section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, the accused persons including the petitioner herein tortured and assaulted the daughter of the informant for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. She came to her parents place. On the date of occurrence it is stated that she made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.754 of 2021(6) dt.13-07-2021 2/2 an attempt to forcibly to take her away and on her resistant her husband poured kerosene oil and lighted her with match stick. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. She is motherin-law of the deceased. The main allegation is against the husband of the deceased namely Saurabh Singh who surrendered in the Court below on 8.7.2021. The petitioner is an old lady and is in custody since 25.6.2020. She has no criminal antecedent. The application for bail is opposed by learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the surrendered of the husband of the deceased together with the petitioner having remained in custody for over one year, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Narhat P.S. Case no. 334 of 2019 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Nawada.

Spd/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T