Pancham Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45158 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2023 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== 1.
PANCHAM MANDAL Son of Late Madhulal Mandal Permanent Resident of Village - Bengwahi, Police Station - Raniganj, District - Araria 2.
Meera Devi Wife of Mukesh Mandal Daughter of Pancham Mandal, Permanent Resident of Village - Bengwahi, Police Station - Raniganj, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-08-2023
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 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are persons with clean antecedent.
4. The informant alleges that his daughter was married to Niraj Kumar and after marriage she was tortured for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry. It is further alleged that on 21.04.2023, he received information that his daughter has been killed by the accused persons and the dead body is lying in the house.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case and even
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45158 of 2023(2) dt.03-08-2023 2/2 the allegation of demand of dowry and torture is general and omnibus in nature against the petitioners. It is further submitted that no efforts were made to dispose of the dead body which amply demonstrates that the petitioners were not involved in the occurrence. It is next submitted that petitioners being the father-in-law and married sister-in-law have been implicated mechanically. It is also submitted that whenever such occurrence takes place the entire family members are implicated in a mechanical manner.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
7. 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 Court below 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 court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 170 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T