Prem Lata Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55467 of 2015 (4) dt.24-02-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55467 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -162 Year- 2015 Thana -KHAIRA District- JAMUI ======================================================

1. Prem Lata Devi wife of Baidyanath Mandal @ Baijnath Mandal

2. Baidyanath Mandal @ Baijnath Mandal, Son of Mauji Mandal, Both Resident of village- Tari Dabil, P.S- Khaira, District- Jamui .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners : Mr. Satya Prakash Parasar, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-02-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 162 of 2015 for the offences instituted under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution case, it is a case of murder of informant's married daughter, namely, Priyanka Kumari by the accused persons 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. Petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law of the deceased and petitioner no.2 is the fatherin-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. They have no concern with the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55467 of 2015 (4) dt.24-02-2016 affairs of the husband of the deceased.

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 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 Khaira P.S. Case No. 162 of 2015 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Jamui subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) B.Kr./- U T