Madan Kumar Mehta @ Madan Mehta And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54541 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -371 Year- 2017 Thana -KRITYANAND NAGAR District- PURNIA ======================================================

1. Madan Kumar Mehta @ Madan Mehta son of Shri Parmeshwar Mehta

2. Chandani Devi wife of Parmeshwar Mehta

3. Parmeshwar Mehta son of Late Jagru Mehta

4. Rani Devi wife of Dev Narayan Mehta All R/o Village - Garhiya Baluwa, P.S. - K. Nagar, District - Purnea.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Vinod Shankar Modi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-11-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case instituted under Sections 341, 323, 379, 307, 427, 498(A), 504, 494, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of D.P. Act. The allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners are in-laws of the victim. They are

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54541 of 2017 (2) dt.23-11-2017 2/2 separate in mess and property from the husband of the victim. The petitioners have further relied upon the judgment of this court, in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with K.Nagar P.S. Case No.371 of 2017 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Purnea, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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