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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./58838/2018bail granted

Sharda Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

2018-09-19Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.58838 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2017 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ======================================================

1. Sharda Devi, W/o Late Chandeshwar Paswan,

2. Rajan Paswan @ Rajan Kumar, S/o Late Chandeshwar Paswan, Both resident of Village- Bijlipur (Bhagwanpur), P.S.- Bhagwanpur District- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan No.Ii For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 302, 201 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 Dowry Prohibition Act.

The prosecution case, in short, is that the accused persons including the petitioners caused death of the informant's daughter due to non-fulfilment of 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 petitioners. The alleged occurrence is said to have taken place after 8 years of marriage. The petitioners are mother-in-law and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.58838 of 2018(2) dt.19-09-2018 2/2 Devar of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. IIIrd, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. case No.235 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T