Daulati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69627 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2025 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Daulati Devi W/O Jageshwar Sah Village- Bibhutipur, P.S.- Bibhutipur, P.O.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur- 848211 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. B.N. Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-10-2025 Heard Mr. Abhay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.N. Pandey, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the daughter of the informant was married to one Pankaj Sah three years ago. It is further alleged that she was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand. On 26.04.2025 at 04:00 P.M., the informant got an information that her daughter is ill, then they went to the matrimonial house of the deceased and found that the dead body was lying and the in-laws have fled away.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69627 of 2025(2) dt.07-10-2025 2/2 offence. She has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner is mother-in-law and the main thrust of allegation is against husband. The nature of allegation is general and omnibus. It has also been submitted that in post-mortem report, no external injury was found. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and she is languishing in judicial custody since 29.04.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Rosera (Samastipur) in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 160 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T