Meena Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.57877 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -270 Year- 2015 Thana -GOGRI District- KHAGARIA ======================================================

1. Meena Devi wife of late Ashok Keshri

2. Juli Devi Daughter of late Ashok Keshri Both Resident of Village Jamalpur, Police Station Gogri, District Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Viveka Nandsingh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar 2 (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-01-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the mother and sister of the husband of the informant are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498A and 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after two years of the marriage for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the accusation is omnibus and general against the entire in-laws including the petitioners to the extent of inflicting torture for nonfulfillment of the dowry demand. It is further submitted that the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the victim who is in

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57877 of 2015 (2) dt.08-01-2016 2/2 custody.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that though, the accusation is omnibus and general against the entire in-laws but admittedly the victim died within two years of the marriage, hence, the petitioners are also responsible for the offence committed under Section 304B of the IPC. Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the victim and the petitioners being ladies, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M., 1st Class, Khagaria in connection with Gogri P.S. Case No. 270 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T