Khushbu Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53486 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2025 Thana- SALAKHUA District- Saharsa ====================================================== Khushbu Devi W/o Dipak Bhagat R/o vill - Uteshara Madhyam Tola, ward no. 5, P.S.- Salkhua, Distt.- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, Advocate Ms. Pooja Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) and 85 of the BNS.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that his daughter was married to Mohan Bhagat @ Ravi Ranjan on 12.07.2024. Further, after marriage, the accused persons including the petitioner were demanding dowry of Rs.2 lakhs. The informant next alleges that on account of nonfulfillment of the demand of dowry his daughter was strangulated to death on 07.01.2025.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53486 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/3 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant being the sister-in-law (Gotani) of the deceased. It is further submitted that informant is not an eyewitness to the occurrence and the entire allegation hinges around suspicion. It is next submitted that even the demand of dowry is not specifically alleged against the petitioner. It is also submitted that the dead body of the deceased was sent for postmortem for ascertaining the cause of death. It is submitted that had the petitioner along with her family member been involved in the occurrence in that event efforts would have been made to dispose of the dead body with a view to conceal the evidence. It is further submitted that whenever any occurrence of the nature as alleged takes place, the entire family members are implicated in a mechanical manner.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53486 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 3/3 each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Salkhua P.S. Case No. 03 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T