Lal Babu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14902 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2021 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

LAL BABU SINGH Son of Late Sheo Shankar Singh Resident of Village - Saichani, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District - Siwan. 2.

Kaushalya Devi Wife of Lal Babu Singh Resident of Village - Saichani, P.S.- Raghunathpur, District - Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Birendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death. Petitioner no. 1 is fatherin-law and petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law of the deceased. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that thrust of the accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody and so far as petitioners are concerned, there is general and omnibus allegation. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the family affairs of deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14902 of 2022(3) dt.30-08-2022 2/2 However, learned counsel for the State and informant vehemently opposed the bail petition and submitted that petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation against them of committing the murder of daughter of the informant.

Considering the fact that thrust of the accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody, and so far as petitioners are concerned, there is general and omnibus allegation, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged 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 learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, Siwan in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T