Antosh Pandey @ Santosh Pandey And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42669 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -88 Year- 2017 Thana -SHAKURABAD District- JEHANABAD ======================================================

1. Antosh Pandey @ Santosh Pandey Son of Birendra Pandey

2. Sudan Pandey@ Masudan Pandey Son of Birendra Pandey

3. Mahni Devi@ Nauna Devi@ Mohni Devi@ Naina Devi Wife of Birendra Pandey All are Resident of Village- Saidichak, P.S. Shakurabad, District- Jehanabad.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dinesh Prasad Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ram Anurag Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2018 Heard the parties.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Shakurabad P.S.Case no.88 of 2017 , registered for offences punishable under Sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 who happen to be Dewar and the petitioner no.3 who is mother-in-law is of causing dowry death.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that no specific allegation has been attributed against them and the husband has already been acquitted after fulfledged trial. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42669 of 2018 (2) dt.24-07-2018 2/2 Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above , let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Jehanabad in connection with Shakurabad P.S.Case No.88 of 2017 subject to condition as laid down under Section 438

(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioners shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioners will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioners shall co-operate in the investigation of the case and make themselves available as and when required by the Police, otherwise, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of their bail bond. With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T