Urmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45974 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-580 Year-2023 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Urmila Devi W/o- Baldeo Rai Village- Ramagya W.No-11, Ps- Kesariya Dist- East Champaran 2.

Baldeo Rai S/o- Late Ramchandra Rai Village- Ramagya W.No-11, PsKesariya Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 580 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 304B, 302, 120B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution story, in short, is that the petitioners along with other family members have killed the deceased for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners. Learned counsel further submitted that there is no specific allegation of demand of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45974 of 2025(2) dt.24-07-2025 2/2 dowry from these petitioners. Learned counsel further submitted that husband of the deceased, who is also accused in the present case, has been acquitted from all the charges by the learned Trial Court. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners are in custody since 15.04.2025 and have no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, there being no direct allegation of assaulting or torturing the deceased against these petitioners and the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 580 of 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T