Usha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27004 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-286 Year-2014 Thana- RAJGIR District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.
USHA DEVI Wife of Bhaso Chaudhary Resident of Village - Deeh, P.S.- Barbigha, Distt - Sheikhpura.
2.
Bhaso Chaudhary Son of Late Lacho Chaudhary Resident of Village - Deeh, P.S.- Barbigha, Distt - Sheikhpura.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar............................................ ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vijay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 29-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 286 of 2014, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304-B, 498A, 120B, 201 of the Indian Penal Code.
Informant has performed marriage of his sister with Ranjit Choudhary and her husband and his family members committed dowry death of his sister and disposed of her dead body.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that they have no concern with the aforesaid occurrence. They happen to be parents-in-law of the deceased. They neither demanded any dowry nor subjected the deceased to assault. As a matter of fact, informant had taken the deceased with him after
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27004 of 2019(3) dt.29-07-2019 2/2 Panchayati and making his signature on the Panchnama before the panches about 2 1⁄2 months prior to the occurrence and there is no evidence of regressing of the deceased to her matrimonial house later on witnesses in para 21, 22 and 23 of the case diary have corroborated the aforesaid submission of the appellants. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. They have no criminal antecedent.
On the other hand, learned A. P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Biharsharif (Nalanda) in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No.286 of 2014, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) T.Kr./- U T