Bindi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.858 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-500 Year-2024 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== Bindi Devi W/o - Balram Yadav R/O Vill.- Soima, P.S.- Barh, Dist.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For the State :

Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80(2), 238(b) and 61(2) of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of daughter of informant, namely Khushabu Kumari, was solemnized with co-accused Shyam Bihari on 19.05.2021 as per Hindu rites and rituals. It is alleged that after marriage, all the accused persons named in the F.I.R., including this petitioner, subjected daughter of informant to cruelty and harassment due to non-fulfillment of dowry and later, they killed the victim.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.858 of 2025(4) dt.18-04-2025 2/2 Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. Petitioner is victim of overt implication. Petitioner is separate in mess and property and has got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of deceased, who is already in judicial custody. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted. Petitioner is a lady of clean antecedents and is in custody since 24.07.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. 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, rival submissions, nature of accusation, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. 1st, Barh, Patna in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 500 of 2024.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T