Dwarik Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8006 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1021 Year-2021 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

DWARIK MAHTO Son of Late Ram Ashish Mahto R/v- Chaksaidpur Rajauli, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali 2.

PUTUL DEVI @ TILIYA DEVI Wife of Dwarik Mahto R/v- Chaksaidpur Rajauli, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 302, 34 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody since 06.12.2022 and are persons with clean antecedent and are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel next submits that daughter of the informant was married to the son of the petitioners about 16 years ago and on the date of occurrence the son of the informant had gone to the matrimonial home of the deceased and he found dead body of the daughter of the informant lying on bed and her

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8006 of 2023(2) dt.29-04-2023 2/2 in-laws along with other relatives were absconding. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case, it is next submitted that the marriage was 16 years old and in between these 16 years no FIR ever came to be instituted, nor any complaint was filed either by the deceased or the informant against the petitioner, it is also submitted that whenever such occurrence takes place the entire family members of the husband are implicated.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

Considering the fact that the petitioners are in custody since 06.12.2022, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Hajipur Sadar in P.S. Case No. 1021 of 2021. (Satyavrat Verma, J) GauravSinha/- U T