Sumitra Devi @ Sumitr Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48061 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2014 Thana -SARAIYA District- MUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== SUMITRA DEVI @ SUMITR DEVI WIFE OF SRI NARAYAN SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-BISHUNPURA, P.S.-SARAIYA, DISTRICTMUZAFFARPUR. .... .... PETITIONER/S

VERSUS

THE STATE OF BIHAR .... .... OPPOSITE PARTY/S ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yugul Kishore, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. P.N. Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR TRIVEDI ORAL ORDER 03-03-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor.

On account of having been committed dowry death of Rekha Devi at her Sasural, her father Rajnath Sah filed written report putting an allegation against the son-in-law as well as also against the petitioner, mother-in-law and Rani Kumari. It has been submitted on behalf of petitioner that it happens to be a usual phenomenon whereunder all the family members are implicated even having their separate mess and business. On that very score the husband of petitioner along with her daughter-in-law Rani Kumari had already been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No.27849 of 2014 (Annexure-3). It has further been submitted that petitioner happens to be under custody since 28.08.2014.

On the other hand, learned Additional Public

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48061 of 2014 (2) dt.03-03-2015 Prosecutor opposed the prayer and submitted that there happens to be allegation against the petitioner along with Rani Kumari also. As such, petitioner Sumitra Devi @ Sumitr Devi is directed to be released 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 A.D.J. Xth, Muzaffarpur in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No.144 of 2014.

(Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J.) PN/- U T