Ruby Kumari @ Rubi Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53798 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2023 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ruby Kumari @ Rubi Kumari Wife of Manoj Kumar Bhagat R/O VillageBasantpur, P.S.- Sahebganj, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Rita Verma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 304(B), 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Petitioner, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, is alleged to have killed the daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is sister-in-law of the deceased and allegation against her is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and she is not concerned with the family affairs of the deceased. Petitioner is simply victim of over implication. Thrust

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53798 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 26.05.2025. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Chhatauni P. S. Case No. 11 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T