Padma Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21295 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -474 Year- 2017 Thana -SUPAUL District- SUPAUL ======================================================

1. Padma Devi, Wife of Satya Narayan Choudhary @ Satto Choudhary, Resident of Village- Parsarma Telichari, Police Station- Supaul, DistrictSupaul. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Manish Kumar 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 16-05-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Supaul P.S.Case nO.474 of 2017 , registered for offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is mother-in-law and the case is of dowry death. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that though specific allegation has been attributed against her and it has come in the case diary in para 66 and 68 that as a matter of fact she used to talk with her brother-in-law (Bahnoi) for that her husband used to chide her and for that she has committed suicide. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21295 of 2018 (3) dt.16-05-2018 2/2 circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Supaul in connection with Supaul P.S.Case nO.474 of 2017 subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation of the case and make himself available as and when required by the Police, otherwise, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail bond. With the aforesaid direction, this application is allowed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T