Arjun Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No. 41884 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -64 Year- 2014 Thana -RAGHOPUR District- SUPAUL ======================================================
1. Arjun Singh Son of Late Jagdeo Singh
2. Dhirendra Singh @ Dhirendra Kumar Son of Arjun Singh
3. Kaushlya Devi Wife of Arjun Singh All Resident of Village-Bhagta Tola, (Virsaiya), P.S.-Raghopur, District-Supaul.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioners apprehend arrest in Raghopur P.S. Case No. 64 of 2014 dated 13.03.2014 instituted under Sections 341/323/498A/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
The allegation against the petitioners who are the father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother of the husband of the informant is of torture, assault and demand of dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they being the relatives of the husband of the informant have been implicated with ulterior motive as they have no role
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41884 of 2014 (3) dt.30-04-2015 2/3 in the life of the complainant and her husband. However, without going into the merits it is submitted that the petitioners besides having clean antecedent are ever ready to keep the informant as their Daughter-in-law/ Sister-in-law (Bhabi) with full dignity, honour and security in their house and shall further not interfere in her affairs. Learned A.P.P.
opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that the petitioners have also tortured the informant.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Birpur, Supaul in Raghopur P.S. Case No.64 of 2014, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. It is made clear that in future, if the informant returns to matrimonial home and the petitioners create any hindrance in her life or harass her in any way or are not ready to accept her in their house, the Court below upon information of the same and after hearing the parties may take appropriate action including cancellation of the bail bonds of the petitioners as such conduct would amount to breach of
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41884 of 2014 (3) dt.30-04-2015 3/3 condition of grant of anticipatory bail.
The application stands disposed off in the aforementioned terms.
(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) Anand Kr.
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