Suman Devi And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2254 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -49 Year- 2016 Thana -MAHILA THANA District- BEGUSARAI ======================================================

1. Suman Devi, W/o Uma Nand Kumar, Resident of Damodarpur, P.S.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur.

2. Bachchi Devi, wife of Shiv Shankar Rajak,

3. Gautam Kumar, son of Shiv Shankar Rajak,

4. Shiv Shankar Rajak, son of Late Ram Khelawan Rajak, All resident of Village- Garhara, P.S.- Barauni, District- Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Anjali Devi, D/o Pankaj Kumar, resident of Village- Garhara, P.S.- Barauni, District- Begusarai.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 28-01-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 49 of 2016 registered under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that petitioners, who happen to be father-inlaw, mother-in-law, nanad and devar, have falsely been implicated

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2254 of 2017 (2) dt.28-01-2017 2/2 in this case. There is no specific allegation of assault against the petitioners.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Begusarai, Dist. Begusarai in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 49 of 2016, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. (Arvind Srivastava, J) Shail/- U T