Chandrakanta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41340 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-260 Year-2018 Thana- SHEKHPURA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Chandrakanta Devi, wife of Sato Pandey, Resident of village Gabyi, P.S.- Hathyama (Seikhpura), District- Seikhpura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offences under Sections 342, 323, 307, 324, 498A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act in which Section 304(B) IPC was added later on. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture, assault and thereafter committed murder of the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 18.05.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. She has falsely been implicated

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41340 of 2018(2) dt.10-07-2018 2/2 in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/complaint case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seikhpura, in connection with Seikhpura P.S. Case No. 260 of 2018. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T