Sangita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51688 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1989 Year-2024 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Sangita Devi W/O Late Jai Kishun Sao R/O Village- Adhpa Nizampur, P.SPhulwari Sharif (Janipur), Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Md. Viveka Nand Singh, Advocate Mr.Md Rafi Ahmad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 31-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80, 3 (5) of the BNS and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the daughter of the informant, namely, Soni Kumari (now deceased) was married to Sammi Kumar. It is further alleged that the deceased was assaulted by the petitioner and her son and as her condition became serious, she was admitted to AIIMS Hospital, Phulwari Sharif. It is further alleged that the deceased was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of a demand of dowry of four lakh and that when the informant went to AIIMS, he was informed that his daughter had died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51688 of 2025(5) dt.31-01-2026 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. It is further submitted that from a perusal of the post-mortem report, it is clear that the cause of death is asphyxia due to strangulation. It is further submitted that during the course of investigation, it has also come on record that the husband of the deceased is drunkard and used to assault the deceased. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 01.02.2025 having no criminal antecedent.

5.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Phulwari Sharif ( Janipur) P.S. Case No. 1989 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM - IV, Patna.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T