Pinki Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36332 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-301 Year-2023 Thana- ASHTHAWAN District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.
Pinki Devi Daughter of Sajo Chaudhary Resident of village - Asthawan, P.S.- Asthawan, Dist.- Nalanda.
2.
Rekha Devi Wife of Chamma Chaudhary Resident of village - Asthawan, P.S.- Asthawan, Dist.- Nalanda.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Harendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-06-2024
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that petitioners are married sister-in-law (Nanad) and sister-in-law (Gotni) of the deceased. It is further submitted that the deceased was married to Suresh Chaudhary in the year 2022 and the informant alleges that after some time of the marriage, Suresh Chaudhary started assaulting and abusing the deceased after drinking and on 22.11.2023, the informant got an information that his daughter has been killed by the accused persons including the petitioners. It is next submitted that husband
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36332 of 2024(2) dt.20-06-2024 2/2 of the deceased was taken into custody but has been granted the privilege of regular bail by this Court. It is next submitted that informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence and whenever occurrence of such nature takes place, the entire family members are implicated in a mechanical manner.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Asthawan P.S. Case No. 301 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
6. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T