Lalita Devi @ Savita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63062 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2021 Thana- SALAKHUA District- Saharsa ====================================================== LALITA DEVI @ SAVITA DEVI Wife of Chandeshwari Poddar @ Chandeshwari Pauddar Resident of Village- Gorgama, P.S.- Salkhua, DistrictSaharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms.Rashmi Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 25.08.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant alleges that his daughter was married in the year 2016 with Shrawan Poddar and after marriage, the accused persons, including the petitioner, were demanding Rs. 5 lakhs as dowry. It is further alleged that on 02.04.2021, father-in-law of the deceased informed the informant about the death of his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63062 of 2021(2) dt.25-03-2022 2/2 daughter, thus the informant alleges that accused persons, including the petitioner, killed his daughter for dowry. It is also stated that out of the wedlock, two sons were born. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant is not an eye-witness to the occurrence and the entire allegation hinges around suspicion and the allegations are also general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and the husband is in custody since 04.04.2021.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody, is a person with clean antecedent, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and husband is already in custody, let the petitioner above named be released on bail 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 court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Salkhua P.S. Case No. 60 of 2021.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T