Indra Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 70400 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2020 Thana- TARAPUR District- Munger ====================================================== INDRA DEVI W/o Late Anandi Prasad Singh R/o village- Mahpur, P.S.- Tarapur, District- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 19-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Tarapur P.S. Case no. 160 of 2020 instituted for the offence under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with her other family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment dowry demand and ultimately they killed her.

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. She has never demanded any thing from the deceased. She has no concern

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 70400 of 2021(2) dt.19-07-2022 2/2 with the daily activity of the deceased. She is living separately. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. It is further submitted that husband is languishing in judicial custody.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Tarapur P.S. Case no. 160 of 2020, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-1st Munger subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U