Baby Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.62883 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -374 Year- 2017 Thana -HILSA District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ======================================================

1. Baby Devi, W/o Late Mantu Bind, D/o Raja Ram Bind, R/o VillageKhaddi, P.S.- Hilsa, District- Nalanda.

2. Phula Kumari @ Phula Devi W/o Sunil Bind, D/o Raja Ram Bind, R/o Village- Rajopur, P.S.- Chewara, District- Sheikhpura. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Satyadev Prasad Singh Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 09-02-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek anticipatory bail in connection with Hilsa PS case no. 374 of 2017 dated 13.6.2017 (GR No. 1268 of 2017) arising out of Complaint Case No. 169(c) of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation in the present case is regarding the accused persons demanding dowry and on account of non-fulfillment of the same, killing the victim girl.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners herein are the sisters-in-law of the victim girl and they have been married several years ago, whereafter they are staying

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, more particularly the fact that the petitioners herein are sisters-inlaw of the victim girl and they are staying separately after their marriage which had taken place several years ago, I deem it fit and proper to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, in the event of arrest or surrender before the concerned court within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the present order, the petitioners above named are 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. IIIrd, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with Hilsa PS case no. 374 of 2017, dated 13.6.2017 (GR No. 1268 of 2017) arising out of Complaint Case No. 169(c) of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/-

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