Anita Devi @ Anita Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8335 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2020 Thana- BARGAINIA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== ANITA DEVI @ ANITA SAHNI W/o harendra Sahni Resident of Village - Bakhari (Pachtakki Yaddu), P.S.- Bairginia, Distt.- Sitamarhi, ... ... 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. Anand Kishore Chaudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 27-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Bargainia P.S. Case no. 137 of 2020 registered under sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, the daughter of the informant was married to the son of the petitioner. It is stated that soon thereafter the accused persons started to torture her and ultimately she was done to death.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations against the petitioner are false and concocted. She is the old mother-in-law and is in custody since 7.8.2020. She has no criminal antecedent.

The application for bail is opposed by learned counsel for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8335 of 2021(4) dt.27-07-2021 2/2 including the petitioner who is the mother-in-law having remained in custody for more than 11 months, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Bargainia P.S. Case no. 137 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Prakash/- U