Bulbul Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27547 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -43 Year- 2017 Thana -CHAUTHAM District- KHAGARIA ======================================================

1. Bulbul Devi wife of Upendra Paswan.

2. Juli Devi wife of Jito Paswan. null

3. Opendra Paswan @ Upendra Paswan son of Ganeshi Paswan. null

4. Jitendra Paswan @ Jito Paswan, son of Ganeshi Paswan. All Resident of Village- Bajitpur, P.S. Muffasil, District- Begusarai. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mukeshwar Dayal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 43 of 2017 for the offences instituted under Sections 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of D.P. Act.

The allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27547 of 2017 (2) dt.13-07-2017 2/2 petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner no.1 and petitioner no.2 are married Nanad of the victim and petitioner no.3 & petitioner no.4 are Nandoshi of the victim. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the victim. The petitioners have further relied upon the judgment of this court, in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 43 of 2017 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-II, Khagaria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T