Shiv Kumari Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8632 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2021 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
SHIV KUMARI DEVI WIFE OF JAGDISH RAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SHITALPUR, P.S.- CHAKIA, DISTRICT- EAST CHAMPARAN 2.
JAGDISH RAM SON OF LATE BHADAI RAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SHITALPUR, P.S.- CHAKIA, DISTRICT- EAST CHAMPARAN ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pravin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 02-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The informant alleges that his daughter was married to Munna Ram two years ago and out of the wedlock, a daughter was born, it is next alleged that on 23.05.2021 at 4:00 pm, he got information that his pregnant daughter was sick and was admitted to hospital, accordingly he reached the matrimonial house of the deceased and got information that the accused persons, including the petitioners, have assaulted and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8632 of 2022(2) dt.02-09-2022 2/3 further killed the deceased and have also cremated her as the informant was not able to fulfill the dowry demand of Rs. 25,000/-.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and are mother-inlaw and father-in-law of the deceased, it is further submitted that the allegations are general and omnibus in nature and informant is not an eyewitness to the occurrence. Learned counsel further submits that the informant after participating in his daughter's cremation has falsely instituted the F.I.R. implicating the petitioners and other accused persons, further the husband of the deceased is already in custody.
Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Chakia
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8632 of 2022(2) dt.02-09-2022 3/3 P.S. Case No. 124 of 2021 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
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