Munni Devi @ Naino Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71466 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2025 Thana- CHAUSA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Munni Devi @ Naino Devi Wife of Vikash Yadav Resident of village Polytechnic Chauk, Klasan, Ward No.- 9, Rashalpur Dhuriya, P.S.- Chausa, District - Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Ms. Pooja Prasad, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with co-accused Sawan Yadav in the year 2023 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons committed torture and harassment with daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, committed her murder.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71466 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/3 behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because she happens to be mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of over implication. Informant is not an eye witness of the allegation occurrence. Petitioner has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. There is no specific allegation of torture or demand of dowry against the petitioner. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 01.06.2025. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Sub-Divisional Judicial
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71466 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 3/3 Magistrate, Madhepura in connection with Chausa P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T