Nitu Kumari @ Nitu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2827 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-345 Year-2021 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

NITU KUMARI @ NITU DEVI Wife of Shiv Chandan Kumar R/v and P.S.- Barahiya, District- Lakhisarai 2.

PRIYANKA KUMARI @ KOMAL KUMARI @ KOMAL DEVI Wife of Late Shyam Kumar R/v- Madhurapur, P.S.- Teghra, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Murari Narain Chaudhary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death.

Petitioners are married sisters-in-law of the deceased. Thrust of the allegation is against husband of the deceased, who has been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 04.05.2023 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 42742 of 2022. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of deceased and her husband. The allegation of torture and demand of dowry is general and omnibus.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2827 of 2023(2) dt.09-05-2023 2/2 Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.- II, Barh (District - Patna) / concerned court in connection with Mokama P.S. Case No. 345 of 2021 / G.R. No. 1660 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T