Shakuntala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26267 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2023 Thana- SHANKARPUR District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1.

Shakuntala Devi Wife Of Jhabbar Yadav @ Jabbar Yadav R/O VillageMadhaili Bazar Ward Ward No.15, P.S.- Shankarpur, District- Madhepura 2.

Jhabbar Yadav @ Jabbar Yadav Son Of Late Bhutay Yadav R/O VillageMadhaili Bazar Ward Ward No.15, P.S.- Shankarpur, District- Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amarnath Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akbar Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of 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 petitioners. The petitioner No. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26267 of 2023(2) dt.24-06-2023 2/3 No. 2 is father-in-law, of the victim. They have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have 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 is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Shankarpur P.S. case No. 21/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The petitioners are directed to co-operate during the trial. If the petitioners do not co-operate during the trial, the Court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26267 of 2023(2) dt.24-06-2023 3/3 make an application before the Court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement. In case, any such application is made by either of the parties, the Court below shall refer the matter to the District Mediation Centre. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/Nitin U T