Lalita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70673 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2025 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Lalita Devi Arbind Kumar Singh Resident of Village- Fatehabad, Muzaffarpur, P.S.- Paroo, District- Muzaffarpur, Bihar- 843107 ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hasnain Haider, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Pushpa Sinha, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Hari Kishor Thakur, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-11-2025 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per prosecution case, daughter of informant was married to co-accused Chandan Kumar Singh and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the accused persons due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry, due to this reason, she was killed by the accused persons.
4. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation. Thrust of the accusation is against
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70673 of 2025(3) dt.25-11-2025 2/2 husband of the deceased, who is already in custody. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with the family affairs of deceased and her husband. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 05.08.2025.
5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the bail application is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate-First Class, Muzaffarpur, West in connection with Paroo P. S. Case No. 72 of 2025.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) AjayMishra/- U T