Seema Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81767 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2024 Thana- BELSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.
Seema Devi, W/O Sri Ram Babu Das, R/O village- Partapur, P.S- Belsand, District- Sitamarhi.
2.
Ram Babu Das, S/O Late Sricharan Das, R/O village- Partapur, P.S.- Belsand, District- Sitamarhi.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-03-2025 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for bail in connection with Belsand P.S. Case No.112 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103, 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that Rajiv Das was married to one Puja Kumari. Before marriage Rajiv Das has appeared in the examination of Bihar Police and on that instance, marriage was solemnized but Rajiv Das could not find place in the merit list. After this, Rajiv Das was being subjected to cruelty by
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81767 of 2024(4) dt.17-03-2025 2/3 his in-laws as he could not secure a job in police. On 14.08.2024, Rajiv Das the son of the informant has gone to his matrimonial house and that on same day his in-laws have assaulted him and after that he was shot dead. The informant believes that Puja Kumari was having illicit relation with one Sunil Das and due to which this murder has been committed.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that in this case the occurrence is of 14.08.2024 and the F.I.R. was lodged on 16.08.2024. Inquest and postmortem was conducted on 15.08.2024 prior to the lodging of the F.I.R. Even the F.S.L. team went to the place of occurrence on 15.08.2024. During investigation, two witnesses have stated that on that day in the evening they heard hulla and when they cam out of the house, they found that Rajiv Das was injured and he was being taken to hospital. They could not know as to how he was injured. The petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased. There is no specific allegation or material against them. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioners have no criminal antecedent. They are languishing in judicial custody since 17.08.2024.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81767 of 2024(4) dt.17-03-2025 3/3 for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sitamarhi in connection with Belsand P.S. Case No.112 of 2024.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T