Md. Raish Shah @ Raish Shah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49044 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-743 Year-2019 Thana- BHOJPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.
Md. Raish Shah @ Raish Shah S/o Late Quadir Shah R/v- Goshiya Kala, P.S.- Bikramganj, District- Rohtas 2.
Najma Khatoon W/o Md. Raish Shah @ Raish Shah R/o Vill- Goshiya Kala, P.S.- Bikramganj, Distt- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Khushubu Khatun D/o Md. Hasnain Shah R/o Vill and P.S.- Sahpur, DisttBhojpur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a complaint case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 379 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that marriage of the complainant was solemnized with son of these petitioners as per Muslim rites and rituals on 18.06.2024. It is alleged that after marriage, all the accused persons named in the complaint petition, including these petitioners, subjected the complainant
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49044 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 2/3 to cruelty and harassment due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and later, ousted her from her matrimonial house.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner No. 1 is father-in-law and Petitioner No. 2 is mother-in-law of the complainant. Petitioners are victim of over implication. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and have got no concern with the affairs of the complainant and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of complainant. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Complaint Case No. 743C of 2019,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49044 of 2025(2) dt.31-07-2025 3/3 subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T