Kanti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71247 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2023 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Kanti Devi Wife of Sachchidanand Bhagat Village- Basantpur, P.S.- Sahebganj, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Jee Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramesh Chandra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 304(B), 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she is simply victim of over-implication. Deceased died due to burn injury, during her

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71247 of 2025(2) dt.19-12-2025 2/2 treatment. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with family affairs of the deceased. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 26.05.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Chhatauni P. S. Case No. 11 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T