Patna High CourtCR. MISC./63632/2024bail granted

Renu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-10-01Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63632 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2024 Thana- ASHOK PAPER MILL DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== 1.

Renu Devi Wife of Om Prakash Mahtha @ Om Prakash Mahatha Resident of Village- Balha Police Station -Ashok Paper Mill District- Darbhanga 2.

Om Prakash Mahtha @ Om Prakash Mahatha Son of Late Baso Mahatha Resident of Village- Balha Police Station -Ashok Paper Mill DistrictDarbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shaheen Begum, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with ASHOK PAPER MILL (A.P.M.) P.S. Case No. 71 of 2024 dated 28.05.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and the co-accused persons are alleged to have strangulated the informant's daughter to death due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 5,00,000/- as dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63632 of 2024(2) dt.01-10-2024 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner no. 1 is the mother-in-law and the petitioner no. 2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. The petitioners neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 29.05.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation and the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Darbhanga in connection with ASHOK PAPER MILL (A.P.M.) P.S. Case No. 71 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Jyoti/- U T