Gopal Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58110 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2021 Thana- LAURIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.

GOPAL CHAUDHARY Son of Sri Bachcha Chaudhary Resident of VillageSherwa Noniya Tola, P.S.- Lauriya, District- West Champaran. 2.

Gauri Devi Wife of Gopal Chaudhary Resident of Village- Sherwa Noniya Tola, P.S.- Lauriya, District- West Champaran. 3.

Ajay Chaudhary Son of Sri Gopal Chaudhary Resident of Village- Sherwa Noniya Tola, P.S.- Lauriya, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case no. 84 of 2021 instituted for the offence punishable under Section 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioners along with other family members have tortured in various ways to the complainant due to non-fulfillment dowry demand and finally they ousted her after snatching her belongings. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioner nos. 1 and 2 are father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively and petitioner no. 3 is brother-in-law of the informant and they all have been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58110 of 2021(2) dt.29-04-2022 2/2 case. They have never demanded any thing from the informant. They have no concern with the daily activity of the informant and her husband. They are living separately. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband of the informant and not against his other family members. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case no. 84 of 2021, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Bettiah, West Champaran subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U