Sukumariya Devi @ Pukari Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49209 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2025 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Sukumariya Devi @ Pukari Devi Wife of Chhotan Rai @ Chhotan Ray Resident of village - Dharmpur Mahishwara, P.S.- Aurai, District - Muzaffarpur.

2.

Chhotan Rai @ Chhotan Ray Son of Late Chulhai Ray Resident of village - Dharmpur Mahishwara, P.S.- Aurai, District - Muzaffarpur. 3.

Sunita Devi Daughter of Chhotan Rai @ Chhotan Ray Resident of village - Dharmpur Mahishwara, P.S.- Aurai, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Lalan Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. Informant's sister was married with one Sushil Rai in 2022. After sometime, petitioners and their family members started subjecting the victim to cruelty and harassment for nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. On 18.2.2025 informant's sister was killed by these petitioners and other family members.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49209 of 2025(3) dt.10-09-2025 2/2 case. Petitioners no.1 and 2 are mother-in-law and father-inlaw of the deceased, whereas petitioner no.3 is married nanad of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners and no specific overt act has been alleged against them. They are separate in mess and business. Thrust of allegation is against the husband of the deceased who is in custody.

5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant oppose the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let both the petitioners, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Court no. 3, Muzaffarpur East in Aurai Police Station Case No. 39 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T