Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57098 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2025 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran ====================================================== Manju Devi W/O Tuntun Chaudhari R/O Vill.- Sikti Bhikham, P.S.- Mashrakh, Dist.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raushan Raj, Adv.

Mr. Sitesh Kashyap, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 31-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 80 of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner along with the family members tortured and killed the deceased for the non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against her and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57098 of 2025(3) dt.31-10-2025 2/3 suffering from different types of ailments. The petitioner lives separately from her son and daughter in law and has nothing to do with the alleged occurrence. The husband of the deceased has surrendered before the court below on 18.07.2025 and, since then, he is in custody in the present case. There is no specific or direct allegation of any overt act against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the present anticipatory bail application. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the co-accused Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary @ Dinesh Chaudhary has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 27.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 57252 of 2025.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

7. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner abovenamed, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57098 of 2025(3) dt.31-10-2025 3/3 released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Mashrakh P.S. Case No. 212 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T