Ram Babu Sao v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59931 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2021 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

RAM BABU SAO Son of Late Bihari Sao Resident of Village- Kanhauli, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna.

2.

KUNTI DEVI W/o- RAM BABU SAO Resident of Village- Kanhauli, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna.

3.

ANJALI KUMARI D/o- SHIV SAO @ SHIV KUMAR GUPTA Resident of Village- Kanhauli, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna. 4.

CHOTU KUMAR @ RANJIT KUMAR S/o- SHIV SAO @ SHIV KUMAR GUPTA Resident of Village- Kanhauli, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoranjan Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Sen Pd. Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death. Petitioner no. 1 is grand father-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is grand mother-in-law, petitioner no. 3 is unmarried sister-in-law and petitioner no. 4 is brotherin-law (devar) of the deceased. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that thrust of the accusation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody and petitioners have been made accused only because

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59931 of 2021(5) dt.24-08-2022 2/2 they are close relatives. There is general and omnibus allegation. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the family affairs of deceased and her husband. However, learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners and submitted that petitioners are named in the F.I.R. and they have also actively participated in the occurrence alongwith husband of the deceased.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their 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 A.C.J.M.-1, Danapur (Patna) in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 157 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T