Kunti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71507 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-872 Year-2023 Thana- AHIYAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

Kunti Devi Wife of Sanjay Prasad Resident of village -Jamalabad, PSAhiyapur, Distt.- Muzaffarpur 2.

Sanjay Prasad Son of Late Ram Briksha Bhagat Resident of village -Jamalabad, PS- Ahiyapur, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan No. II, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 363, 365, 34 of the IPC and later on offence u/s 302, 201 of IPC were added. 3.

Allegedly, the petitioners along with other co-accused persons have killed the daughter of the informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. No offence as alleged has ever took place. They have been falsely implicated in this case. There is no specific allegation against the petitioners rather allegations are general and omnibus in nature. The real fact is that deceased herself disppeared

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71507 of 2024(2) dt.13-12-2024 2/2 from her matrimonial house after some altercation took place between her and her husband. Petitioners are in-laws of the deceased who have been living separately from her son and daughter-in-law since after his marriage and has no interference in daily life of the deceased and her husband. Husband of the deceased has already surrendered before the court below on 11.12.2024. The petitioners have one criminal antecedent as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application and have been languishing in custody since 29.06.2024.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and the fact that petitioners are in-laws of the deceased and period of custody, the above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 872 of 2023.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) priyanka/- U T