Meena Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48958 of 2014 (2) dt.30-04-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48958 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -174 Year- 2014 Thana -VAISHALI District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Meena Devi wife of Mahendra Rai

2. Mahendra Rai son of Sukku Rai Both resident of Village - Manora, P.S. - Vaishali (Belsar-OP), District - Vaishali.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anish Chandra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. L.K.Sharma(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 30-04-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel representing the State.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 174 of 2014 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, the sister of the informant married with Santosh Kumar on 18.6.2013 was subjected to torture and cruelty in various ways for fulfilling the demand of dowry and lastly she was done to death by pressing her neck.

Submission is of false implication and that the petitioners who are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased have no concern with the family affairs of the deceased

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48958 of 2014 (2) dt.30-04-2015 and her husband. By filing photo stat copy of judgment passed in Sessions Trial No. 37 of 2015 dated 30.03.2015 by learned Additional Sessions Judge III, Vaishali at Hajipur it has been submitted that husband of the deceased faced trial and has been acquitted as during trial the informant and other witnesses have not supported the prosecution version and as such the petitioners also deserve sympathetic consideration.

Learned APP does not oppose the prayer for bail in view of the judgment aforesaid.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, the petitioners above named, in case of their surrender or arrest within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, shall be released on bail on execution of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 174 of 2014 (Belsar O.P.), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) avin/- U T