Panchanand Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27500 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-380 Year-2022 Thana- JEHANABAD COMPLAINT CASE District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.
Panchanand Singh son of Late Har Govind Singh Both are resident of village - Katari Ps- Rani Talab Distt- Patna, P/A- Maurya Vihar Road No-3, Khagaul Ps- Phulwari Sharif Dist- Patna 2.
Shanti Devi @ Kanti Devi wife of Panchanand Singh Both are resident of village - Katari Ps- Rani Talab Distt- Patna, P/A- Maurya Vihar Road No-3, Khagaul Ps- Phulwari Sharif Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Pallavi Kumari D/o- Wanshwar Prasad Singh, Wife of Gopal Kumar VillageShiv Nagar Po- Pakharpur Ps- Karpi Dist- Arwal ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Ms. Asha Devi, APP For Opposite Party No. 2:
Mr. Raj Narayan Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-06-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 498A, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, there is allegation of commission of torture and harassment due to non-fulfillment of demand for dowry.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27500 of 2024(4) dt.26-06-2024 2/2 complainant. Specific accusation is against husband of the complainant and there is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of the complainant and her husband. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the complainant/Opposite Party No. 2 vehemently oppose the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioners 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 learned S.D.J.M., Arwal, in connection with Complaint Case No. 380 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T