Jai Karan Rai @ Gandhi Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22903 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2022 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

JAI KARAN RAI @ GANDHI RAI Son of Late Jay Lal Ray Resident of village - Mohanpur, P.S.- Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur 2.

Indrashan Devi Wife of Jai Karan Rai @ Gandhi Rai Resident of village - Mohanpur, P.S.- Minapur, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498(A), 304(B), 120(B) & 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation against the accused persons including the petitioners is of torturing and causing 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 tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have been made accused due to mistake of fact. Petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22903 of 2023(2) dt.24-06-2023 2/2 of husband of the deceased respectively. They have got no concern with the alleged occurrence. The husband of the deceased is in custody.

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, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below/concerned Court in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 221 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioners are directed to co-operate during the trial. If the petitioners do not co-operate during the trial, the Court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

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