Biltu Sah And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62820 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -100 Year- 2017 Thana -SONBERSA District- SITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Biltu Sah, Son of Late Janak Sah.

2. Shail Devi, Wife of Biltu Sah, Both are Resident of Village Purandaha Rajwara, P.S. Sonbarsa, District- Sitamarhi.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhat Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 11-01-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek anticipatory bail in connection with Sonbarsa PS case no. 100 of 2017 dated 24.4.2017 registered for the offences punishable under Section 304(B) and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is regarding killing the victim girl for demand of dowry and thereafter hurriedly disposing of the dead body by cremation.

The petitioner no.1 is father-in-law and the petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law and there is general and omnibus allegations levelled against them, whereas the fact, according to the learned counsel for the petitioners, is that the mother-in-law and father-in-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.62820 of 2017 (2) dt.11-01-2018 2/2 law were living separately from the husband, who is in custody. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons i.e. sister-in-law and brother-in-law have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court by an order dated 11.10.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 45797 of 2017.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, more particularly the parity of the case of the petitioners with those who have already been enlarged on bail, I deem it fit and proper to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks before the concerned court, the petitioners above named is directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-IV, Sitamarhi in connection with Sonbarsa PS case no. 100 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/- U T