Devanti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27957 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-103 Year-2021 Thana- DEO District- Aurangabad ====================================================== 1.

DEVANTI DEVI Wife of Shivdut Mehta (Mother-in-law), R/O Village - Ishraur, P.S.- Deo, District - Aurangabad 2.

Shivdut Mehta Son of Munar Mehta (Father-in-law), R/O Village - Ishraur, P.S.- Deo, District - Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Mukul Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bal Mukund Prasad Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 304(B), 120(B), 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death and petitioners are motherin-law and father-in-law of the deceased. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that thrust of the accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody and petitioners have been made accused only because they are parents-in-law of deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have no concern with family affairs of deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27957 of 2022(2) dt.22-09-2022 2/2 Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the bail petition and submitted that the deceased was done to death within seven years of her marriage for dowry by all the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners. However, considering the fact that husband of the deceased is already in custody and there is general and omnibus allegation against petitioners, who are mother-in-law & fatherin-law of deceased, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on 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 A.C.J.M.-IV, Aurangabad (Bihar) in connection with Deo P.S. Case No. 103 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T