Arvind Mahto @ Arvind Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48874 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2024 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

Arvind Mahto @ Arvind Mehta S/O Mahanga Mehta R/O VillageBishunpura, P.S- Bishunpura, Distt.- Garhwa, Jharkhand. 2.

Simitry Devi W/O Arvind Mahto @ Arvind Mehta R/O Village- Bishunpura, P.S- Bishunpura, Distt.- Garhwa, Jharkhand.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deovind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 323, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. Allegation against petitioners is of commission of torture and cruelty to the informant for dowry.

4. Petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law of the informant. Thrust of the accusation is against husband of the informant. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the family affairs of informant and her husband.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48874 of 2024(2) dt.20-08-2024 2/2

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners.

6. However, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Judge - 8 cum A.C.J.M., Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Dehri Mahila P.S. Case No. 01 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T