Furti Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79338 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2023 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Furti Devi W/O Rajendra Mandal R/O Village Khari, Ward No.-2, P.S. Lakhnaur, District Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jitendra Kumar Bharti For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rita Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 19-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 306 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The First Information Report lodged by the fatherin-law of the deceased on 09.04.2023 disclose that his daughterin-law had some verbal altercation with his wife, who is the mother-in-law of the deceased, with regard to scolding and beating the children. It is stated that in a fit anger, the deceased Renu Devi went out of the house and they got further information that the deceased was found in an injured condition. The Choukidar had made some inquiries from the deceased upon which she had stated that in a fit of anger, she had consumed poison and she was taken for treatment by the Choukidar to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79338 of 2024(3) dt.19-04-2025 2/3 primary health centre, where she was declared dead.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would be apparent from the first information report itself that the petitioner is the wife of the informant and the mother-in-law of the deceased and the allegations only disclose that there was verbal embroil between the mother-in-law and the daughter-inlaw on account of which the deceased went out and consumed poison.
5. Learned APP for the State however, opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. It would appear from the allegations itself that the matter relates only to a minor verbal dispute and the ingredients for abetment to suicide do not seem to be made out as per the allegations made in the first information report.
7. In such view of the matter considering that the petitioner is a lady and has no criminal antecedent, let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Lakhnaur
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79338 of 2024(3) dt.19-04-2025 3/3 P.S. Case No. 68 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
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