Raginee Devi @ Raginee Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77703 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2022 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Raginee Devi @ Raginee Verma, Daughter of Sri Ashok Soni, W/o Sri Prashant Kumar Verma, R/O- Uttar Mohalla Ward No. 12 Mirganj, P.S. Mirganj, Dist. Gopalganj, At Present R/O Ramgulam Tola, Saurabh Agency Gali,- P.S. Deoria, Dist. Deoria (U.P).

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Akhileshwar Dayal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 10-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner in the present case is seeking prearrest bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 71 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. She has no criminal antecedent.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant's daughter was married to one Sandeep Soni in the year 2018 and from the said wedlock the informant's daughter has a child aged about two years. It is alleged that after marriage, the husband, sister-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased used to torture the daughter of the informant for dowry. On 26.02.2022 at about 08:15 A.M., the informant talked to his daughter on mobile and after some time he came to know that all the accused persons

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77703 of 2023(2) dt.10-01-2024 2/3 have killed his daughter and the family members are absconding.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the married sister-in-law of the deceased who is residing in her sasural. It is further submitted that the father-inlaw and mother-in-law of the deceased have already been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 52461 of 2022 and the husband of the deceased is in judicial custody.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case wherein this petitioner is said to be the married sister-inlaw of the deceased who is residing in her sasural, the father-inlaw and mother-in-law of the deceased have already been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 52461 of 2022 and the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody, this Court directs that in case of her arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner above-named shall be released on bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 71 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77703 of 2023(2) dt.10-01-2024 3/3 Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M, XV, Gopalganj, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

8. This application stands disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) lekhi/- U T