Shankar Sahni And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.70457 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2018 Thana- VIDYAPATINAGAR District- Samastipur ======================================================

1. Shankar Sahni, son of Mahendra Sahni

2. Mahendra Sahni, son of Late Paltu Sahni

3. Channar Devi, wife of Mahendra Sahni

4. Shanti Devi, wife of Shankar Sahni

5. Subhani Kumari, Daughter of Shankar Sahni All are residents of village Sothgama, P.S.- Vidyapati Nagar, DistrictSamastipur. & Ors ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Roy For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Meena Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-11-2018 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, 498A, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture and assault and thereafter caused death of the victim due to non-fulfilment 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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.70457 of 2018(2) dt.28-11-2018 2/2 petitioners. The petitioner nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are father-in-law, grandfather-in-law, grandmother-in-law, mother-in-law and unmarried nanad respectively of the victim. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. 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 six 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 learned A.C.J.M. -III, Dalsingsarai, Samastipur in connection with Vidyapati Nagar P.S. Case No. 64 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T