Ratan Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15505 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-203 Year-2018 Thana- CHHATAPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== 1.

Ratan Devi Daughter of Satyanarayan Choudhary, Resident of VillageTharbitta, P.S.- Kishanganj, District- Supaul. 2.

Satyanarayan Choudhary Son of Sitaram Choudhary, Resident of VillageTharbitta, P.S.- Kishanganj, District- Supaul. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Kishore Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Chhatapur P.S. Case No. 203 of 2018/ G.R. No. 1336 of 2018 for the offence punishable under Sections 307, 323, 341, 379, 498(A), 504, 506/34 and 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners, who are of clean antecedent, are innocent and have not committed any offence. In fact, the petitioners are not the family members of either informant or her in-laws but an imaginary story had been cooked up, otherwise the petitioner no. 1 had never solemnized marriage with any Bajranglal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15505 of 2019(4) dt.20-05-2019 2/2 Chaudhary. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely due to ulterior motive and no specific case is made out against them. Hence, the petitioners may be granted the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Learned counsel appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of these petitioners and submitted that there is direct allegation of demand of dowry and non fulfillment of the same the victim was subjected to assault and torture. The petitioners have tried to kill the informant by pouring kerosene oil on the body of the victim. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to these petitioners. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is hereby rejected.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) ved/- U T