Vina Devi @ Bina Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75401 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-2025 Thana- PIYAR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Vina Devi @ Bina Devi W/o Bhagyanarayan Sah R/o Village- Govindpur Chapra, P.S.- Piyar, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sumit Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-11-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 103(1), 85, and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that marriage of his daughter was solemnized with co-accused Raghuvir Sah. It is alleged that after marriage, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed torture and harassment with daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of additional demand of dowry and on 21.05.2025, all the accused persons committed murder of the victim.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75401 of 2025(2) dt.14-11-2025 2/2 this case merely because he happens to be mother-in-law of the deceased. Informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence. Allegation of demand of dowry is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against the petitioner. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased who is already in custody. Petitioner, having no criminal antecedent, is in custody since 22.05.2025. Charge sheet has already been submitted in this case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of 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 bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, 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 A.C.J.M., Muzaffarpur in connection with Piyar P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025.

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