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2025 DAILYLAW 8265 (PAT)

Sangeeta Devi v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./2815/2025 · 2025-03-03

Prabhat Kumar Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2815 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2024 Thana- KHUDAGANJ District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sangeeta Devi Wife of Arbind Kumar Yadav Resident of Village - Takiyapar, P.S. - Khudaganj, District - Nalanda at Biharsharif ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr.Saurav Kumar Suman, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr.Mohammed Arif, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 03-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 80, 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. It is a case of dowry death. Informant’s daughter was married with one Praveen Kumar in 2020. After sometime, her husband and family members including the petitioner started subjecting the victim to cruelty and harassment for non- fulfilment of demand of dowry. On 16.7.2024 all the accused persons killed her by pressing neck. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and no specific overt act has been alleged against her who happen to be bhabhi of husband of the deceased. It is Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2815 of 2025(3) dt.03-03-2025 2/2 further submitted that the petitioner and her husband are separate in mess and business. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate I, Hilsa (Nalanda) in Khudaganj Police Station Case No. 89 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. shashi/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T