Aklima Khatoon And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16274 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -450 Year- 2017 Thana -HARSIDHI DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Aklima Khatoon wife of Balister Mian.

2. Amin Miyan, son of Late Rafique Mian. All residents of Village - Dudhahi Tal, P.S Harsidhi, District - East Champaran. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Abhishek Kumar @ Sonu Babu, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners are languishing in custody since 18.11.2017 in a case for the offence registered under Sections 498(A) and 304(B) of the IPC.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the petitioners alongwith other F.I.R. named accused persons due to nonfulfilment of further dowry committed murder of the victim by sprinkling kerosene oil on her body due to which she burnt and she was taken to Harsidhi P.H.C. from where she was referred to Sadar Hospital, Motihari. Later on, she died.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16274 of 2018 (2) dt.23-03-2018 2/2 It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in the present case. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner no. 1 is the Gotani of the deceased and she is pregnant lady. Petitioner no. 2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased.

On behalf of the learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 450 of 2017.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T