Patna High CourtCR. MISC./52346/2018bail granted

Sangeeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2018-09-04Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.52346 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2017 Thana- ARWAL District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Sangeeta Devi W/o Dina Chaudhary @ Dina Nath Chaudhary, R/o Vill.- Umairabad, P.S.- Arwal, District- Arwal.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Narsingh Tanti ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-09-2018 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 498A, 341, 323, 504, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code in which Section 302 IPC was added later on.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and assault 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 17.3.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the present case. The petitioner is gotni of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.52346 of 2018(2) dt.04-09-2018 2/2 deceased. She is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. She has been made accused due to mistake of fact. The husband of the deceased is in custody. 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 Additional Sessions Judge -II, Jehanabad in connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 138 of 2017.

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