Nitu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84169 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2024 Thana- NAUTAN District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Nitu Devi W/O Ajay Tiwari Resident Of Village- Narayanpur, Ps- Nautan, Dist.- Siwan.

2.

Ajay Tiwari S/O Vyash Tiwari @ Byas Narayan Tiwari Resident Of VillageNarayanpur, Ps- Nautan, Dist.- Siwan. 3.

Binod Tiwari S/O late Hardev Tiwari Resident Of Village- Narayanpur, PsNautan, Dist.- Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Rina Sinha, Advocate For the Informant :

MR. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Nautan P.S. Case no.202 of 2024 registered under Sections 80, 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S Act, 2023.

3. The allegation in the F.I.R is that of causing death of informant's daughter on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry by the accused persons including the petitioners herein.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are the sister-in-law (gotni), brother-in-law (bhaisur) and cousin father-in-law of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation leveled against them in the F.I.R with regard to demand of dowry. The petitioners are also staying

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84169 of 2024(6) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 separate in both residence and mess from the deceased and her husband. Learned counsel further submits that husband of the deceased who is primarily responsible for welfare of his wife has surrendered on 22.07.2025 and since, then he is in judicial custody. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent and undertakes to co-operate in investigation/trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the husband of the deceased is in judicial custody, it is directed that the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Nautan P.S. Case no.202 of 2024 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, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T