Daroga Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8928 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2019 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

Daroga Rai Son of Late Ganga Rai Resident of Village - Madaha, P.S.- Raghopur, Rustampur (O.P.), Distt - Vaishali. 2.

Sunaina Devi Wife of Daroga Rai Resident of Village - Madaha, P.S.- Raghopur, Rustampur (O.P.), Distt - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 29-02-2020 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur) P.S. Case No. 78 of 2019 for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 120(B) and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding the accused persons having killed the deceased victim lady on account of nonfulfillment of the demand of dowry. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are the father-in-law and motherin-law of the deceased victim lady and has got no complicity in the matter as also they have been falsely implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8928 of 2020(2) dt.29-02-2020 2/2 present case. It is further submitted that the petitioners are having a clean antecedent and the husband of the deceased victim lady is already behind the bars, as is apparent from paragraph 10 of the present petition. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioners are having deep roots in the society and undertake not to tamper with the evidence or flee from the ensuing trial.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, I deem it fit and proper to direct for release of the petitioners on anticipatory bail.

Accordingly, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners above named is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Raghopur (Rustampur) P.S. Case No. 78 of 2019, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) K.K.RAO/- U T