Anita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54016 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -53 Year- 2015 Thana -SANOKHAR District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Anita Devi .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. B.M.Pd.Sinha (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-11-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the brother's wife of the husband of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54016 of 2015 (2) dt.27-11-2015 2/2 satisfaction of the learned J.M., Bhagalpur in connection with Sanokhar (Amdanda) P.S. Case No. 53 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T