Raghuveer Mahato v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33683 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-415 Year-2020 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.
RAGHUVEER MAHATO Son of Late Kanchan Mahato Resident of Village - Dubauliya, Eard no.7, P.S.- Kumarbagh O.P., Distt.- West Champaran. 2.
SANTOSH MAHATO Son of Raghuveer Mahato Resident of Village - Dubauliya, Eard no.7, P.S.- Kumarbagh O.P., Distt.- West Champaran. 3.
LAKHRAJI DEVI W/o Raghuveer Mahato Resident of Village - Dubauliya, Eard no.7, P.S.- Kumarbagh O.P., Distt.- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.A.G.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State through virtual mode.
Counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners caused death of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33683 of 2021(2) dt.16-07-2021 2/3 It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent and there is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner No.1 is cousin father-in-law, petitioner No.2 is cousin brother-in-law and petitioner No.3 is cousin mother-inlaw of the deceased. 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 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 twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on their personal bond to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., West Champaran in connection with Chanpatiya (Kumarbagh) P.S. case No.415 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Once the normalcy is restored, the petitioners will furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33683 of 2021(2) dt.16-07-2021 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each within a period of eight weeks to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with the aforesaid case.
(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T