Rani Kumari And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39723 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -138 Year- 2014 Thana -GOVINDGANJ DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Rani Kumari daughter of Vyas Singh

2. Pushpa Devi, daughter of Vyas Singh

3. Vyas Singh

4. Krishna Singh Both sons of Sadhu Singh

5. Jata Shankar Singh

6. Udai Shankar Singh Both sons of Vyas Singh All residents of VillageDhanahar Dihuli, P.S.- Ramgarhwa, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Renuka Ratnakar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 06-10-2016 Heard both sides.

The Petitioners apprehend their arrest in Govindganj P.S. Case No.138 of 2014 under Sections 406, 420, 500, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant alleged that the marriage of his daughter Priyanka Singh was settled with Daya Shankar singh and the marriage was to be performed on 6.6.2014. The informant altogether gave Rs.3,00,000/- to Vyas Singh, the father of Daya Shankar Singh but Daya Shankar Singh demanded a Pulsar motorcycle and marriage could not be performed.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39723 of 2016 (3) dt.06-10-2016 2/2 The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are relatives, father, mother and other family members of Daya Shankar Singh, the bridegroom. Daya Shankar Singh has already been acquitted. Daya Shankar Singh solemnized marriage with the daughter of the informant and they are leading happy conjugal life. The informant and his daughter also appear in the court of learned Sessions Judge in order to support the factum of compromise.

Considering the facts that the bridegroom made additional demand of dowry has already been acquitted on compromise and he solemnized marriage with the daughter of the informant, petitioners above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Sadar, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Govindganj P.S. Case No.138 of 2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) N.H./- U T