Madhu Mala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.66832 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-423 Year-2018 Thana- KATIHAR District- Katihar ====================================================== Madhu Mala Devi W/o Nand Kishor Das Resident of Village-Sripur P.S. Rauta, Distt.-Purnea, at present residing at Jagat Bhawan,Durga Asthan,P.S.- Katihar Nagar,Distt.-Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Mira Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioner caused death of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. She is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.66832 of 2018(2) dt.01-11-2018 2/2 husband of the deceased is in custody.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Katihar Nagar P.S. case No.423 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T