Pappu Kumar Singh @ Pappu Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.38683 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -246 Year- 2015 Thana -SONEPUR District- SARAN ======================================================
1. Arun Kumar Mahto, Son of Sita Ram Mahto,
2. Sarita devi Wife of Sita Ram Mahto, Resident of Village- Dhola Meg High School Post- Basariya, Chauk, P.S.- Musari Dharari, DistrictSamastipur.
3. Lal Babu Singh @ Lalu Singh Son of Sita Ram Singh,
4. Archana Devi W/o Lal Babu Singh, resident of Village- Madhurapur, P.S.- Bidupur, District- Vaishali.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.42518 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -246 Year- 2015 Thana -SONEPUR District- SARAN ======================================================
1. Pappu Kumar Singh @ Pappu Singh
2. Dhela Singh @ Raju Kumar
3. Sonu Singh @ Avinash All sons of Late Bhim Singh, resident of villagePravejabad Gola Bazar Nahar, P.S. Sonepur, District- Saran .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.45907 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -246 Year- 2015 Thana -SONEPUR District- SARAN ======================================================
1. Monu Singh @ Abhishek @ Abhishek Son of Late Bhim Singh resident of Village - Pravejabad Gola Bazar Nahar, P.S. Sonepur, District Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s
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1. The State of Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In Cr.Misc. No.38683 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Khurshid Anwar(App)
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38683 of 2015 (4) dt.30-11-2015 (In Cr.Misc. No.42518 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dashrath Mehta(App) (In Cr.Misc. No.45907 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt.Veena Rani Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 30-11-2015 Heard both sides.
Since all these three applications arise out of one and the same P.S. case, they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.
The petitioners who are bride groom and his family members apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
The informant alleged that he fixed the marriage of his sister with Monu alias Abhishek. Engagement was performed in the month of November, 2014 and the marriage was fixed on 10.06.2015. It is alleged that ornaments worth rupees two lacs were given to the family members of the bride groom at the time of engagement but the accused persons are alleged to have demanded additional dowry.
It is submitted that no specific allegation is made against the petitioners. The petitioners never took any dowry nor
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38683 of 2015 (4) dt.30-11-2015 the marriage was fixed with the sister of the informant. Learned counsel for the informant, however, vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Considering the fact that no specific allegation of demand of dowry was made against any of the petitioners nor it is alleged that who received the ornaments, the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepur, District Saran in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 246 of 2015 subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Amin/- U