Khushboo Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88904 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-517 Year-2024 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka ====================================================== Khushboo Devi W/O Jhantush Manjhi @ Jentush Kumar Manjhi R/O VillageDhanay, P.S- Amarpur, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Brij Nandan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 21-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other co-accused persons is said to have killed the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He is quite innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. He submits that the petitioner is sister-in-law (Gotini) of the deceased and there is no specific
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88904 of 2024(3) dt.21-02-2025 2/2 overt act against the petitioner. He further submits that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 01.08.2024.
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition.
6. Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Amarpur P.S. Case No.517 of 2024. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T