Sharda Devi @ Anita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86324 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-308 Year-2023 Thana- KURTHA District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Sharda Devi @ Anita Devi W/O Shri Satendra Prakash R/O VillageMakhdumpur, P.S- Kurtha, Distt.- Arwal. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 08-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with her family members has tortured in various ways to the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by them.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she has been falsely implicated in this case due to dirty village politics. She has got no criminal antecedent. There

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86324 of 2023(3) dt.08-02-2024 2/2 is no any specific allegation against her rather all the allegations made by the informant are general. She had never demanded any thing from the deceased. She is living separately and she has no concern with the mess and business of the deceased and her husband. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Husband is in judicial custody. Petitioner is an old lady and languishing in judicial custody since 31.08.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP 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 petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-III, Jehanabad in connection with Kurtha P.S. Case No. 308 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) lata/- U T