Rani Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23162 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-503 Year-2021 Thana- BAGHA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

RANI DEVI Wife of Santosh Gond @ Santosh Kumar Resident of Sonbarsha, P.S.- Chiutaha, Permanent resident of Gurwaliya, P.S.- Bagaha, District - West Champaran.

2.

Ramkola Devi Wife of Harendra Gond Resident of Gurwaliya, P.S.- Bagha, District - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Suresh Prasad Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-05-2022 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to remove defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Bagha (Patkhauli) P.S. Case No. 503 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

In view of the fact that petitioner No. 1 is the married sister-in-law of the deceased, her prayer for grant of anticipatory bail is allowed.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23162 of 2022(2) dt.16-05-2022 2/2 Accordingly, let the petitioner No. 1 (Rani Devi) above named be released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 1st, Bagha, West Champaran, in connection with Bagha (Patkhauli) P.S. Case No. 503 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

So far as petitioner No. 2 (Ramkola Devi) is concerned, she is the mother-in-law of the deceased and there is direct allegation of demand of dowry and torture and against her.

In view of the above, the prayer of petitioner No. 2 (Ramkola Devi) is rejected.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Saif/- U T