Priti Kumari And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.608 of 2018 (2) dt.05-01-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.608 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -184 Year- 2017 Thana -GOPALPUR District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. Priti Kumari, Daughter of Binay Kuamr @ Bijay Das, Wife of Arbind Kumar, Resident of Village- Alipur, P.S.- Rajoun, District- Banka.

2. Manish Kumar @ Rishu Raj, Son of Binay Kuamr @ Bijay Das,

3. Sugandha Devi @ Sugandh Devi, Wife of Binay Kuamr @ Bijay Das,

4. Binay Kuamr @ Bijay Das, Son of Late Jhakri Das @ Jharu Prasad Das, No. 2 to 4 resident of Village- Bakhadda, P.S.- Rajoun, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case instituted under Section 498(A)/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

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.608 of 2018 (2) dt.05-01-2018 petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioners are in-laws of the victim. They are 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 Gopalpur (Rangra) P.S. Case No.184/2017, G.R. No.1010/2017 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-III, Naugachia, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Amit/- U T