Binod Datt @ Binod Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30341 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Khagaria ====================================================== 1.

Binod Datt @ Binod Kumar Son of Nand Kishore Dutta Resident of village - Sherpur Wasudevpur, P.S.- Basudeopur, District - Munger. 2.

Manorma Devi Wife of Nand Kishor Datta Resident of village - Sherpur Wasudevpur, P.S.- Basudeopur, District - Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Nitu Kumari Daughter of Late Ramswaroop Singh Wife of Umesh Kumar Datta, Resident of village - Mohaddipur, P.S.- Pasraha, District - Khagariya. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deep Anshuman For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 07/2023, G.R. No. 187/2023 dated 22.01.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 498A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 / 4 of the D.P. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners and the co-accused persons are alleged to have tortured the informant mentally and physically due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Further, the co-accused used to threaten the informant that he would contract second marriage if she refused to cohabit with his brother.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30341 of 2025(3) dt.03-11-2025 2/2 that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners who are brother-in-law and mother-inlaw. The petitioners neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Khagaria in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 07/2023, G.R. No. 187/2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

7. This application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T