Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48575 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-355 Year-2021 Thana- AKBARPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== MANJU DEVI Wife of Ramswarup Choudhary Resident of village - Nad, P.S. - Akbarpur, Distt. - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

Sanjay Chaudhary Son of Late Ramswarup Chaudhary R/v Akbarpur, P.S. - Akbarpur, Distt. - Nawada ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Suman Kumari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 04-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 498A, 326/34 of the IPC.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner is mother-inlaw and she in connivance with other family members tortured in various ways to the sister of the informant and ultimately she was put on fire after sprinkling K. Oil as a result of which she got 45 % burn injury and during treatment she died. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48575 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 2/2 and has been falsely implicated in this case. She has never demanded any thing from the deceased or her family members. She has no concern with the mess and business of the deceased and her husband. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Similarly situated other accused person has already been enlarged on bail by another coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 28.09.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52065 of 2022. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody for no fault since long. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Nawada in connection with Akbarpur PS Case No. 355 of 2021.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U