Punam Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38647 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-654 Year-2023 Thana- TEKARI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Punam Devi WIFE OF SUDHIR SINGH @ PAPPU SINGH R/O VillageShyama Panchrukhi, Police Station- Akbarpur, District Gaya 2.
RAGHUNANDAN KUMAR SON OF SUDHIR KUMAR @ PAPPU SINGH R/O Village- Shyama Panchrukhi, Police Station- Akbarpur, District Gaya 3.
ANU DEVI @ ANNU DEVI @ ANAMIKA KUMARI WIFE OF RAGHUNANDAN KUMAR R/O Village- Shyama Panchrukhi, Police Station- Akbarpur, District Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Vinay Ranjan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-07-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is a case of "dowry death".
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that Petitioner No. 1 is mother-in-law, Petitioner No. 2 is brother-in-law and Petitioner No. 3 is sister-in-law of the deceased. Petitioners are victim of over implication. There is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture. They are
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38647 of 2024(3) dt.29-07-2024 2/2 separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody since 30.10.2023. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, the fact that husband of deceased is already in custody and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Gaya, in connection with Tekari P.S. Case No. 654 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T