Savitri Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45187 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2019 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.

Savitri Devi W/o Bhola Chaudhary Resident of Village - Mahna, P.S.- Barauni, Distt.- Begusarai.

2.

Bhola Chaudhary Son of Late Saryug Chaudhary Resident of Village - Mahna, P.S.- Barauni, Distt.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rananjay Kumar, Advocate :

Mr. Kumar Binode Bariar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Virendra Narayan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-11-2022 The learned counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove all the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within one month.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 191 of 2019 registered for the offences punshiable under Sections 304B, 120B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution, the informant's daughter was murdered by these petitioners along with other co-accused persons over a dowry demand.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45187 of 2022(2) dt.29-11-2022 2/3 The main submissions advanced by learned counsel Mr. Rananjay Kumar appearing for the petitioners are that petitioners are in-laws of the deceased and the husband of the deceased has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52335 of 2021 and in the FIR the allegation of cruelty and dowry demand is general and omnibus against the petitioners and they have been languishing in jail since 29.05.2022. Further submission is that both the petitioners are separate from all affairs of the husband of the deceased and at the time of alleged occurrence they had no connection with the family matters of the husband of the deceased.

Learned APP Mr. Kumar Virendra Narayan appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.

Having considered the above submissions and also the facts that both the petitioners are in-laws of the deceased and against them there is no specific allegation of dowry demand and cruelty in the FIR and main accused who is husband of the deceased is on bail and also taking into account the petitioners' custody period, in the opinion of this Court, a lenient approach can be taken in respect of the petitioners' prayer, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45187 of 2022(2) dt.29-11-2022 3/3 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned Court in Connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 191 of 2019.

(Shailendra Singh, J.) Prashant/- U T