Patna High CourtCR. MISC./80077/2025bail granted

Shabnam Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

2025-12-01Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80077 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-231 Year-2025 Thana- DUMARIAGHAT District- East Champaran ====================================================== Shabnam Khatoon W/o Jiyaul Ansari R/o Hardiya, P.S. - Areraj, Dist. - East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alka Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Dumariya Ghat P.S. Case No. 231 of 2025 dated 08.08.2025 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 80, 85 read with Section 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have tortured the informant's daughter mentally and physically due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and thereafter she committed suicide.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the sister-in-law of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80077 of 2025(2) dt.01-12-2025 2/2 deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated at para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner, who is a lady, is in custody since 09.08.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that as per the final examination report of the deceased, mentioned in the impugned order dated 10.10.2025, the opinion regarding the cause of death is due to poison which is kept reserved.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Dumariya Ghat P.S. Case No. 231 of 2025.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T