Ramayan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39220 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2022 Thana- BARHARIA District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

RAMAYAN MANJHI S/o Late Dhela Manjhi Resident of Village-Lakadi Khurd (Pokhra Par), P.S.-Barahariya, District-Siwan. 2.

Shivkumari Devi Wife of Ramayan Manjhi Resident of Village-Lakadi Khurd (Pokhra Par), P.S.-Barahariya, District-Siwan. 3.

Sita Devi Wife of Santosh Manjhi Resident of Village-Lakadi Khurd (Pokhra Par), P.S.-Barahariya, District-Siwan. 4.

Puja Kumari D/o Ramayan Manjhi Resident of Village-Lakadi Khurd (Pokhra Par), P.S.-Barahariya, District-Siwan. 5.

Suja Kumari D/o Ramayan Manjhi Resident of Village-Lakadi Khurd (Pokhra Par), P.S.-Barahariya, District-Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhramveer For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-11-2022 Heard both sides.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Barharia P.S. Case No.147 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner alongwith other co-accused persons killed the daughter of the informant for non-fulfillment of demand of additional dowry.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39220 of 2022(2) dt.17-11-2022 2/2 present case. It is submitted that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application. It is further submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. The husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody as stated in paragraph-15 of the bail petition.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

Taking into consideration the fact that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody, let petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Siwan in connection with Barharia P.S. Case No.147 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Sanjay/- U T