Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.19998 of 2024, decided 02-04-2024 by Partha Sarthy, J. Regular bail application allowed for Rinki Devi, the married nanad of the deceased, in Araria P.S. Case No.576 of 2019 registered under sections 304B, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Grounds relied on by the Court: allegations in the F.I.R., petitioner's status as married nanad, husband of the deceased already in custody, petitioner in custody for 3 months since 7.12.2023, and chargesheet submitted. Bail directed on bond of Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria. Defence counsel had contended she was not named in the F.I.R., lived in her sasural, and had no criminal antecedent. No precedent cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted to the petitioner in connection with Araria P.S. Case no.576 of 2019 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria.