Sulekha Bibi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76066 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2023 Thana- BIKRAMGANJ District- Rohtas ====================================================== Sulekha Bibi W/o Rajid Khan @ Loha Khan R/o Village- Mohini, P.S.- Bikramganj, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sadanand Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 131 of 2023, instituted under Sections 302, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, son of the informant had gone to his Sasural where he died. The informant suspects that petitioner along with other co-accused persons, who are inlaws of the deceased, have committed murder of the son of informant

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. Only on the basis of suspicion, petitioner has been made accused. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76066 of 2024(3) dt.10-01-2025 2/2 further submitted that on the date of occurrence the deceased had consumed alcoholic drink and due to some complications he died. His cremation was done in the presence of family members and villagers. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and trial. Similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 21.06.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41028 of 2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submission of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Bikramganj (Rohtas) in connection with Bikramganj P.S. Case No. 131 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (B.N.S.S.), 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) rakhi/- U T