The Patna High Court orally granted bail to the petitioner in a criminal case involving IPC offences of murder, grievous hurt, and rioting, directing her to furnish a bail bond with sureties subject to cooperation with the investigation.
Released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.50712 of 2017
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -90 Year- 2017 Thana -JADIA District- SUPAUL
====================================================== Salma Khatoon @ Dilshad Khatoon, W/o Md. Jabbar, Resident of VillageMogalaghat (Nandana), P.S.- Jadia, District- Supaul.
.... .... Petitioner Versus
The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dinesh Choudhary, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Ashlam Ansari, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER
4 03-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 307, 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
According to FIR, several persons assaulted bitterly to the informant, as a result whereof, she died subsequently.
Submission is that the petitioner is a female, mother of a new born baby as well as there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. She is in custody since 06.07.2017 and has got no criminal antecedent.
Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner,
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above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Jadia Police Station Case No.90 of 2017, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.
(Birendra Kumar, J)
Nitesh/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be released on bail given her gender, motherhood, and lack of criminal antecedents.
Salma Khatoon @ Dilshad Khatoon
The State of Bihar
BIRENDRA KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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