Sushma Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.25718 of 2025 (arising out of PS Case No. 188 of 2024, Thana Mahkar, District Gaya), oral order dated 07-05-2025 by Honourable Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh. Regular bail granted to petitioner Sushma Devi (mother-in-law of the deceased) for offences punishable u/ss 80, 238 read with section 3(5) of the BNS Act; prosecution case: killing of the informant's daughter by electric shock over an unmet dowry demand of Rs. 1.5 lakhs; general/omnibus allegation flagged, petitioner in custody since 04.01.2025; bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each; application allowed. Counsel: Syed Asgher Najmi and Ashutosh Kr. Mishra for petitioner; Sanjay Kumar for informant; Zainul Abedin for the State.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail: petitioner directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya, in connection with Mahkar P.S. Case No. 188 of 2024.