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Pawan Devi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC7 Feb 2023CR. MISC./13162/2020

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In a criminal miscellaneous matter arising from a police case related to alleged dowry death, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The court noted the husband was in judicial custody and the petitioner was an aged person without criminal antecedents, imposing standard conditions on her release.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail upon surrender within four weeks, furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of similar amount, subject to specified conditions.

Pawan Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13162 of 2020

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-474 Year-2018 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria

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PAWAN DEVI W/o Niranjan Sharma Resident of Village - Durgapur, P.S.Muffasil, Dist.- Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Minakshi Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shantanu Kumar, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY

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ORAL ORDER

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4 07-02-2023

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Heard Mrs. Minakshi Kumari, learned counsel for the

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petitioner and the learned APP for the State

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The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Khagaria (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.474 of 2018 instituted under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per the prosecution story, the marriage of the deceased took place with Sanjeev Sharma in the year 2015 but was regularly tortured for dowry.

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In between, she gave birth to a female child which aggravated the problem and on the fateful day, they came to know about her death. Accordingly, the FIR was lodged.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she is mother-in-law, an aged person, do not have criminal antecedent and a categorical statement has been made that the husband Sanjeev Sharma is in judicial custody since 20.01.2023.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13162 of 2020(4) dt.07-02-2023 2/3

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Although no such document is on record, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that her statement may be recorded that he is in custody and if the said statement is incorrect, the relief if granted may become infructuous.

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Learned APP on the other hand opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail stating that it is a case of dowry death.

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Taking into account the aforesaid factors that has come into account as well as the submissions put forward by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the averment made that the husband is in custody, this Court is inclined to grant him privilege of bail.

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Let the petitioner be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Sub-ordinate court within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Khagaria (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.474 of 2018 to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. with further conditions that:

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(i) one of the bailor should be the family member of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13162 of 2020(4) dt.07-02-2023 3/3

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his/her bona fide;

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(ii) the petitioner will make himself available to the police as and when required in course of investigation;

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(iii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of her bail bond by the Trial court itself;

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(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

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(vi) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

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Prakash Narayan /- U T

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(Rajiv Roy, J)

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