Ganita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21554 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-386 Year-2019 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

GANITA DEVI Daughter of Lakhendar Giri Resident of Village - Minapur, P.S. - Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur.

2.

Suman Devi Wife of Mukesh Kumar Giri Resident of Village - Minapur, P.S. - Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amit Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.

Counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners caused death of the daughter of the informant due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21554 of 2021(2) dt.06-07-2021 2/2 petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner No.1 is sister-in-law (Nanad) and petitioner No.2 is sister-in-law (Gotani) of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on their personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Minapur P.S. case No.386 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioners will furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T