Veena Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.9974 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-285 Year-2017 Thana- BAKHRI District- Begusarai ======================================================
1. Veena Devi , wife of Murari Mahton
2. Murari Mahton, s/o- Late Lakhan Mahton
3. Jaychand Kumar @ Jaychandra Kumar, s/o- Murari Mahton
4. Prem Chand Kumar @ Prem Chandra Kumar, s/o- Murari Mahton
5. Neetu Devi, W/o- Prem Chand Mahton All resident of village Louchhe, P.S.- Bakhri, District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. RAJESH KUMAR ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 504, 509/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners are in laws. The are separate in mess
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9974 of 2018(2) dt.20-02-2018 2/2 and property from the husband of the victim. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/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/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Begusarai in connection with Bakhari P.S. Case No. 285 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T