Patna High Court - Orders

Sumitra Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 17 February, 2024

Author:
Sunil Kumar Panwar

Bench:
Sunil Kumar Panwar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7312 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-485 Year-2023 Thana- PARSABAZAR District- Patna
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Sumitra Devi Wife Of Late Upendra Singh Resident Of Village - Etwarpur,
Lalu Path, P.O. - Kurthaul, P.S. - Parsa Bazar, District - Patna

... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shashi Ranjan
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR
ORAL ORDER

2 17-02-2024
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for grant of bail in

connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 485 of 2023

registered under
sections 304B
of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death of the informant's sister

due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The

petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased due to which she has

falsely been implicated in this case. No any specific overt act of

commission of murder against the petitioner. It is further

submitted that the husband of the deceased is already

languishing in judicial custody. Moreover, she is languishing in
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judicial custody since 29.09.2023.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for

the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as

the custody of the petitioner and her age i.e. 70 years, the Court

is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named

petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with

Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 485 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond

of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the

like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. 1 st Class,

Patna.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J)
shubham/-

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