Chandrawati Devi @ Chameli Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66214 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-333 Year-2025 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Chandrawati Devi @ Chameli Devi W/o Sri Bhagwan Soni @ Bhagwan Soni R/o Village- Barkagaon, P.S.- Mirganj, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rabi Bhushan, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, Adv Mr. Prasoon Shekhar, Adv ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned APP for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case no. 333/2025 registered under Sections 80, 3 (5) of B.N.S. 2023.
3. The allegation in the first information is that the daughter of the informant has been done to death by the accused persons on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there are general and omnibus allegations in the first information report with regard to the demand of dowry and torture. It has further been submitted that, as a matter of fact, the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66214 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 2/3 deceased was taken to the hospital for treatment, and her family was also duly informed, on account of which they reached the hospital, and subsequently, after death, post-mortem was also conducted. It is thus submitted that it is not a case of causing any disappearance of evidence, and moreover, the petitioner is the mother-in-law, and the husband of the deceased, who is primarily responsible for the welfare of the wife has been already in custody since 24.06.2025. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant, however, vehemently opposed the grant of anticipatory bail on the ground that the deceased has been done to death just after one year of the marriage.
6. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering that the petitioner is the mother-in-law and the husband of the deceased is already in custody and there is no attempt to cause disappearance of evidence, let the above named petitioner who has no criminal antecedent, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case no. 333/2025 on furnishing bail bond of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66214 of 2025(2) dt.19-09-2025 3/3 Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Gopalganj, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) krishnakant/- U T