Anju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83435 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2024 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Anju Devi W/o- Late Vijay Yadav Village- Bakia Sukhari PS-Barari DisttKatihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rounak Kumar Singh Pankaj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 304 (B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is a case of dowry death. Prosecution case, in brief, is that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the sister of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she is simply victim of over-implication. Allegation against petitioner is general and omnibus. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83435 of 2025(2) dt.06-01-2026 2/2 no concern with family affairs of the deceased. He further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody since 15.06.2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Barari P. S. Case No. 137 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T