Lalita Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81813 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2023 Thana- KORANSARAI District- Buxar ====================================================== Lalita Devi Wife Of Bhuali Paswan @ Bhuwali Paswan R/O VillageKoransarai, P.S.- Koransarai, District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Arvind Kumar Pradhan For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 19-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304B and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with her family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand and ultimately she was killed by them.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. She had never demanded any thing from the deceased. Only general and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the petitioner. She
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81813 of 2023(2) dt.19-12-2023 2/2 has no concern with the mess and business of the deceased and her husband. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband who is already in judicial custody. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 28.8.2023. Moreover, coaccused Bhuwali Paswan who is father-in-law of the deceased has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dt. 15.12.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 81062 of 2023.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody period of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge her on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Buxar in connection with Koransarai P.S. Case No. 49 of 2023.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T