Sunita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50302 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2025 Thana- CHANDRADIP District- Jamui ====================================================== Sunita Devi Wife of Bidya Bhushan Singh Resident of village - Dhanar, Police Station - Chandradip, District - Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 19-12-2025 Heard Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Chandradip P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025 for the offence registered under sections 80, 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the daughter's marriage was performed on 23.12.2023, she was tortured for dowry and ultimately on 05.03.2025, came the news of her death/killing. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the husband, a CRPF constable is presently in jail since 25.07.2025. The submission is that though it has not been incorporated in the present petition, his statement be recorded that the husband is in
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50302 of 2025(5) dt.19-12-2025 2/3 custody. The further submission is that even if taking the FIR in its entirety, the main allegation is against the husband that he demanded money and which led to the unfortunate death of the lady. The petitioner is the mother-in-law, an aged person, living separately having no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail submitting that allegation of killing is on all the accused persons.
6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also the perusal of FIR, allegation mainly is on the husband, petitioner is an old lady having no criminal antecedent, motherin-law, in that background, this Court is inclined to grant her the anticipatory bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order, shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Chandradip P.S. Case No. 31 of 2025 subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(i) one of the bailor should be the family
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50302 of 2025(5) dt.19-12-2025 3/3 members/relatives of the petitioner, who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of her bail bond by the Trial court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T