Urmila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7771 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2023 Thana- KHAIRA District- Jamui ====================================================== 1.

Urmila Devi W/O Bhikari Yadav Village- Bhedia Tari, Ps. Khaira, Dist. Jamui.

2.

Bhikari Yadav S/O Late Huro Yadav Village- Bhedia Tari, Ps. Khaira, Dist. Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Ranju Devi W/O Santosh Yadav, D/O Chipa Yadav Village- Bhedia Tari, Ps. Khaira, Dist. Jamui. At Present Residing At Village- Kasoiya, Ps. Garahi, Dist. Jamui.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 161 of 2023, dated 13.04.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 323, 379, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7771 of 2024(2) dt.27-02-2024 2/3 other co-accused persons are alleged to have assaulted and tortured the informant physically and mentally and ousted the informant from the matrimonial house due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 3 Lakhs and one Apache motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 is the mother-in-law of the informant and petitioner no. 2 is the father-in-law of the informant. There is case and counter case between both the parties. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent stated in para 3 of the bail application.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the allegation being general and omnibus against the petitioners, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7771 of 2024(2) dt.27-02-2024 3/3 161 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Ranjeet/- U T