Patna High CourtCR. MISC./66370/2023bail granted

Prem Lata Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2023-10-18Mr. Justice Purnendu Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66370 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-358 Year-2023 Thana- HILSA District- Nalanda ====================================================== PREM LATA DEVI W/O LATE HARENDRA PRASAD R/O VILLAGEHAZAM TOLI, DALDALI ROAD, SHALIMPUR AHRA, PS. GANDHI MAIDAN, DIST. PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-10-2023 Heard Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 358 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is of demand of dowry and torture for the same.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is mother-in-law of the victim aged about 67 years and she has no concern with the affairs of the husband and the wife who were residing at

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66370 of 2023(2) dt.18-10-2023 2/2 Bangalore on the alleged date of incidence. Informant was illtreated by her husband and there is no role of the present petitioner in any manner to have assaulted the informant. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 358 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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