Niranjan Mandal @ Niranjan Kr. Mandal And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55198 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -63 Year- 2015 Thana -MANIHARI District- KATIHAR ======================================================

1. Niranjan Mandal @ Niranjan Kr. Mandal

2. Soni Devi.

3. Manoj Kumar Mandal.

4. Ajit Kumar Mandal.

5. Panchanand Mandal.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Musowir For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sunil Kr.Pandey(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the brothers, brothers' wife and father of the husband of the informant are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 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 petitioners that the accusation is omnibus and general against the entire in-laws family and the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the informant. The petitioners claim to be separate from the husband of the informant.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55198 of 2015 (2) dt.04-12-2015 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M., 1st Class, Katihar in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No. 63 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T