Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14666 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2020 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1.

GEETA DEVI Wife of Ram Autar Mahaseth @ Ramutar Mahaseth R/o Mohalla- Laxmisagar Chunabhatti, P.S- L.N.M.U., Dist- Darbhanga 2.

Ram Autar Mahaseth @ Ramautar Mahaseth Son of Late Rooplal Mahaseth R/o Mohalla- Laxmisagar Chunabhatti, P.S- L.N.M.U., Dist- Darbhanga 3.

Poonam Kumari @ Punam Kumari Mahaseth D/o Ramautar Mahaseth R/o Mohalla- Laxmisagar Chunabhatti, P.S- L.N.M.U., Dist- Darbhanga 4.

Rekha Devi Wife of Shambhu Mahaseth @ Shambhu Kumar Mahaseth R/o Mohalla- Laxmisagar Chunabhatti, P.S- L.N.M.U., Dist- Darbhanga 5.

Shambhu Mahaseth @ shambhu Kumar Mahaseth Son of Ram Autar Mahaseth R/o Mohalla- Laxmisagar Chunabhatti, P.S- L.N.M.U., DistDarbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Girish Chandra Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, Addl. Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 341, 498(A), 313, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other family members committed torture on the informant due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14666 of 2023(2) dt.16-05-2023 2/2 Petitioner No 1 is mother-in-law, Petitioner No 2 is father-in-law, Petitioner No 3 is Nanad, Petitioner No 4 is Diyadni and Petitioner No 5 is brother-in-law (Bhaisur) of the informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioners are separate in mess and business. Thrust of allegation is against the husband. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioners, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Darbhanga in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 78 of 2020 subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Alok Verma/- U T