Vishuni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49019 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2025 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Vishuni Devi W/o Ganninath Rai R/o Village- Sahtha, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115, 85, 108 and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. It is a case of "dowry death". The prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of sister of informant was solemnized with co-accused Ravi Kumar on 09.05.2009 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that after marriage, all the accused persons, including this petitioner, started demanding dowry and due to non-fulfillment of the same, they started torturing and harassing the victim due to which she committed suicide.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49019 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/3 that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because she happens to be mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture. Petitioner is separate in mess & property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VIth, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 27 of 2025, subject to condition as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49019 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 3/3 laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T