Muniya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69154 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2022 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya ====================================================== MUNIYA DEVI W/O MANOJ CHAUDHARY @ BIGAN CHAUDHARY Resident of village- Bakraur, P.S.- Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 17-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioners along with his family members have tortured in various ways to the the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment dowry demand and ultimately they killed her.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. She has never demanded any thing from the deceased. She has no concern with the daily activity of the deceased and her husband. Prior to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69154 of 2022(4) dt.17-04-2023 2/2 the alleged occurrence, no any complain was made by the deceased or by her family members. Husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 15.05.2022. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that petitioner has one criminal antecedent.

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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gaya in connection with Bodhgaya P.S. Case No. 139 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U