Sunita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.32373 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -16 Year- 2015 Thana -BAGAINGOLA District- BUXAR ====================================================== Sunita Devi, Wife of Triloki Seth, Resident of Village - Ekrasi, P.S. - Bagengola, District - Buxar (Bihar).

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gajendra Nath Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Hirday Pd. Singh (A.P.P.) ======================================================

CORAM:

HONOURABLE MR.

JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-08-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Bagengola P.S. Case No. 16 of 2015, disclosing offences under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, referring to the allegations as contained in the First Information Report, has submitted that there is no allegation of demand of dowry against this petitioner, who returned in the evening of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32373 of 2015 (2) dt.13-08-2015 2/2 alleged date of occurrence. He further submits that the petitioner, being a lady, is most unlikely to tamper with the evidence in course of the investigation or trial. I find substance in the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. Accordingly, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner, abovenamed, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Madhukar Singh, learned Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Bagengola P.S. Case No. 16 of 2015, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall present herself before the police/Court, as the case may be, as and when required and in the event of failure on her part to appear before the Court on two consecutive occasions, her bail bonds shall liable to be cancelled.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Praveen-II/- U T