Sushila Devi @ Shushila Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19533 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1382 Year-2019 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.

SUSHILA DEVI @ SHUSHILA DEVI W/o Rambahadur Ram Resident of Village - Gobindpur, Part in Bachwara, Ward no.04, P.s. - Masoorchak, Distt.- Begusarai.

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Rambahadur Ram Son of Late Sakal Ram @ Late Shakal Ram @ Shakal Ram Resident of Village - Gobindpur, Part in Bachwara, Ward no.04, P.s. - Masoorchak, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Minta Devi W/o Ajit Ram, D/o Dinesh Das Resident of Village - Mubarakpur, P.s.- Muffasil, Distt.- Begusarai. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Upendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 498(A) & other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against petitioners is of commission of torture and harassment to the complainant for dowry. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is father-in-law of the complainant.

It is submitted on behalf of petitioners that thrust of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19533 of 2022(2) dt.31-08-2022 2/2 the accusation is against co-accused Ajit Ram, who is husband of the complainant. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the family affairs of complainant and her husband. In this regard, learned counsel for the petitioners have relied upon a judgment of this Court, reported in 2006 (3) P.L.J.R. 182 (Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. vs. The State of Bihar). Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of petitioners.

However, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - VI, Begusarai in connection with Complaint Case No. 1382-C of 2019, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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