Sabita Devi @ Savita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65051 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- Patauna District- Madhubani ====================================================== Sabita Devi @ Savita Devi W/O Sanjay Yadav @ Sanjai yadav R/O VillageTeghara, P.S- Patauna, District- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Mr. Vinod Kumar, Mr. Udeshya Kumar Yadav, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocates For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 80, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. It is case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Ratilal Yadav in the year 2021. Thereafter, it is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65051 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/2 is Gotni of the deceased and she is simply victim of overimplication. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. Morevoer, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 27.04.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Madhubani in connection with Patauna P. S. Case No. 33 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T