Lalti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26261 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-164 Year-2021 Thana- TARARI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

LALTI DEVI Wife of Late Haridwar Ray R/V- Kharauna, PS- Tarari, DistBhojpur 2.

Babita Devi Wife of Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Ray R/V- Kharauna, PSTarari, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Virendra Kumar Ray, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

All the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners, on non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, in furtherance of the common intention are said to have committed murder of the sister of the informant after assaulting. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are in-laws of the deceased. Petitioners have been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26261 of 2023(2) dt.13-07-2023 2/2 falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody, which is also mentioned in Para 19 of the bail application. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, as the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned lower Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Tarai P.S. Case No. 164 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.