Surendra Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25397 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -74 Year- 2016 Thana -KATEYA District- GOPALGANJ ======================================================

1. Surendra Singh.

2. Chhotelal Singh.

Both sons of Late Chandra Singh @ Chanar Singh.

3. Geeta Devi wife of Chhotelal Singh.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subhash Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Pranav Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-06-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State.

The petitioners being the brothers and brother's wife of the husband of the informant are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the accusation is omnibus and general against the entire inlaws family including the petitioners. Moreover, the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the informant.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25397 of 2016 (2) dt.20-06-2016 2/2 Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the informant, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Gopalganj, in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No.74/2016, arising out of Complaint Case No.607/2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T