Sita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15752 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-301 Year-2019 Thana- AMNAUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

SITA DEVI W/O Meghnath Giri Resident of Village - Bishunpur, P.S. - Amnaur , District - Saran at Chapra.

2.

Rekha Devi D/O Meghnath Giri Resident of Village - Bishunpur, P.S. - Amnaur, District - Saran at Chapra.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishore Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading "For Orders" under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 304B/201 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture and caused death of the victim due to non-fulfillment 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15752 of 2020(2) dt.13-07-2020 2/2 tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioner Nos. 1 & 2 are mother-in-law and sister-in-law (Nanad) of the deceased respectively. They are separate in mess and property from husband of the deceased. They have no concern with the alleged occurrence.

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 of the case and also the lockdown, the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on their personal bond to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Saran at Chapra in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No. 301 of 2019 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioners shall furnish bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each within a period of seven weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.

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