Sandhya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60908 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2022 Thana- MANER District- Patna ====================================================== Sandhya Devi Wife Of Butai Rai Resident Of Village -Sherpur Rampur, PsManer, Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of additional dowry demand and ultimately she was being put on fire. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has never demanded any thing from the deceased. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60908 of 2023(2) dt.15-09-2023 2/2 members. Petitioner is an old lady of 60 years and languishing in judicial custody since 30.4.2023.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Danapur, Patna in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 160 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U