IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13888 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1011 Year-2025 Thana- MADHEPURA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Amla Devi Wife of Prithwi Tanti @ Prithvi Tanti Resident of Village - Srinagar Ward No.- 10, P.S.- Ghailarh, Dist.- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Chandra Mohan Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 18-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 02. In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Madhepura(Ghailarh O.P.) P.S. Case No.1011 of 2025 registered for the alleged offences under Section 103(1), 61(2) of the BNS. 03. As per prosecution case, the sister of the informant was married with coaccused Tanu Tanti. The petitioner is said to the mother of coaccused Tanu Tanti. The allegation against the petitioner and other coaccused persons is that they variously tortured the sister of the informant and ultimately killed her after electrocuting her and hanged the dead body. 04. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13888 of 2026(2) dt.18-03-2026 2/3 The petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased and she is separate in mess and business from the husband of the deceased. Learned counsel further submits that moreover marriage was solemnized in the year 2004 and out of this wedlock there was no child and the sister of the informant committed suicide. Post mortem has been conducted on the dead body but cause of death could not be ascertained and neck tissues were sent for histopathological test which shows the allegation of electrocution or hanging is not supported in post mortem report. Learned counsel further submits that the allegation against the petitioner and other coaccused persons is not believable that after 21 years of marriage such desperate steps would be taken by the in-laws. The petitioner is aged about 69 years and she has been made accused merely on suspicion and assumption. Husband of the deceased is already in custody since 15.10.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent. 05. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned A.P.P. submits that there is allegation against petitioner and other coaccused persons that they electrocuted the sister of the informant and hanged her dead body. 06. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that petitioner is said to be mother-in-law of the deceased and also Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13888 of 2026(2) dt.18-03-2026 3/3 considering general and omnibus nature of allegation against the petitioner and further considering the post mortem report showing no cause of death as alleged, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court of learned CJM, Madhepura in connection with Madhepura(Ghailarh O.P.) P.S. Case No.1011 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court. Anuradha/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T