Mantosh Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15072 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2024 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Mantosh pandey S/O Late Chhatu Pandey @ Chhotu Pandey VillageChkradah, P.S.- Udwant Nagar, Dsitrict- Bhojpur at Arrah 2.

Ruby Devi W/O Mantosh Pandey R/O Village- Chkradah, P.S.- Udwant Nagar, Dsitrict- Bhojpur at Arrah.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Kamlesh Pandey S/O Late Ramjeee Pandey R/O Vill.- Lakhawar, P.SGhosi, Dist- Jahanabad. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chandan Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, in brief, is that daughter of the informant was married with one Ashok Pandey in the year 2016. It is further alleged that on 23.05.2024, informant received information that his daughter was killed by her in-laws for demand of motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner no. 1 is brother-in-law of the deceased and petitioner no. 2 is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15072 of 2025(2) dt.07-04-2025 2/2 sister-in-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property. He further submits that deceased died due to cardiac arrest and informant was informed about it. Later on, at the instigation of the enemies of the petitioners, this false case was filed. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. The thrust of allegation is against the husband.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and petitioners claims clean antecedent, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners are allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest /surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Arrah in connection with Udwant Nagar P.S. Case No. 213 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Ranjeet/- U T