Sunita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45802 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2024 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sunita Devi W/o Mukesh Manjhi R/o Village- Dekuli, P.S.- Aurai, DistrictMuzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Allegation against the petitioner, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, is of killing the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is cousin mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and she is no concern with affairs of the deceased. As a matter of fact, deceased herself committed suicide. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus and she is simply victim of over-implication. Thrust of accusation is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45802 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 against mother-in-law of the deceased who is already in custody. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, East Muzaffarpur, Court No. 3 in connection with Aurai P. S. Case No. 175 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T