Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88466 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2025 Thana- Bhawanipur District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Rekha Devi W/o- Gopal Sharma Village- Rampur, P.S.- Bhawanipur, DistrictBhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 141 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 103(2), 80, 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, read with Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that daughter of the informant has been done to death by her husband and inlaws for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that the petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she is separate in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88466 of 2025(3) dt.23-02-2026 2/2 mess and business from the husband of the deceased. It is next submitted that no specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that no any demand of dowry has been made either from the deceased or from her family by the petitioner. The husband of the deceased is in custody. The petitioner is in custody since 14.07.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bhawanipur P.S. Case No. 141 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T