even a petty criminal case has been lodged against her and she is a lady of fair and clean antecedents. As a matter of fact, the father-in-law of the petitioner was a teacher in Bihar Government and retired from the post of Headmaster in the year 2009. Her father-in-law earned salary and retiral benefits as well as he earned agricultural income, which were saved, resulting into handsome accumulation of the amount per year. As a matter of fact, the petitioner herself cultivated land and produced vegetables in her three bighas of land and from selling the said vegetables, the petitioner herself earned approximately Rs. 2.5 lacs per annum after 2010. She is also running a dairy business in her village and from that she earns more than Rs. 02 lacs per annum. It has further been submitted by the learned Sr. Counsel that as the petitioner is a rustic illiterate village women, the personnel of ED, elicited her statement by putting fear in her. Her confessional statement is not admissible in evidence. It has also been mentioned that the special provision for considering the bail of a person below 16 years of age, a woman, or a sick or infirm person has been incorporated in the proviso to Section 45(1) (ii) of ‘the PMLA’.
