Shakuntala Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55624 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -244 Year- 2017 Thana -SHRIKRISHNAPURI District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Shakuntala Devi, W/o Late Dr. Shiv Pratap Singh,

2. Deepa Rani W/o Sri Sohan Singh, Both are R/o House No.10, West Boring Canal Road, Anandpuri, P.S.- Sri Krishnapuri, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Anita Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 23-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in Sri Krishnapuri P.S. Case No. 244 of 2017 instituted for the offence under Sections-307, 379/34 & other minor Sections of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted that petitioners are mother-in-law and Gotani of the informant.

In the written report, there is allegation of assault against the husband of the informant and Sohan Singh. There is no allegation of any overt act against these petitioners.

In such circumstances, prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that the petitioners named above in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within six weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55624 of 2017 (2) dt.23-11-2017 of the like amount each in connection with Sri Krishnapuri P.S. Case No. 244 of 2017 to the satisfaction of Sri Praveen Kumar, learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna subject to condition as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. with further conditions (1) bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned, (2) petitioners shall cooperate in the trial and shall be present on each and every date fixed by the court and absence on two consecutive dates without proper and reasonable reason, will automatically cancel bail bond of the petitioners and (3) if petitioners tamper with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioners.

(Sanjay Priya, J) A.K.V./- U T