Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52818/2024bail granted

Poonam Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-14Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52818 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2024 Thana- PIYAR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Poonam Devi Wife of Manjay Mahto Resident of village - Bariyarpur, P.S.- Piyar, Dist.- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Parasmani, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Piyar P.S. Case No. 75 of 2024 dated 06.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 304(B) read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused person are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52818 of 2024(2) dt.14-08-2024 2/2 and she has been living separately since long and she has no concern with the family affairs of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. There is specific allegation of demand of dowry against the co-accused, Pintu Kumar. The petitioner is a lady and she has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 06.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Muzaffarpur in connection with Piyar P.S. Case No. 75 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T