Rita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63603 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-246 Year-2021 Thana- AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAurangabad ====================================================== RITA DEVI Wife of Nand Kishore Mehta @ Nand Lal Mehta Resident of Village - Shahid Nagar, Shahpur, Behind Teacher Training College, P.S.- Aurangabad (Town), Distt.- Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Informant :

Mr. Kamlendra Pd. Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 12-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Informant and learned APP for the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A) and 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

It is a case of dowry death of the deceased, namely, Purwa Madhumati @ Madhu due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand of Rs.10 lacs and a four wheeler car by the accused persons including the petitioner.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63603 of 2021(2) dt.12-07-2022 2/2 further submits that petitioner has no concern with the mess and business of the deceased and her husband, namely, Vivek Kumar. He further submits that petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and husband of the deceased, namely, Vivek Kumar is in judicial custody and the ample responsibility is fixed upon the husband of the deceased. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner above named in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 246 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U