Meera Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.45086 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2018 Thana- MAHILA PS District- East Champaran ====================================================== Meera Devi W/o Prahlad Sharma, R/o Vill.- Khairwa Bhatoli , P.S.- Paharpur, District- East Champaran presetly R/o Vill.- Raghunathpur Ward No. 4, P.S.- Turkauliya, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Patanjali Rishi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Ram Priya Saran Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 342, 323, 313, 406, 354A, 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and assault upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry. Further allegation of putting the informant on fire was also made.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. There is no medical

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45086 of 2018(2) dt.25-07-2018 2/2 report to support the allegations for constituting offence under Section 313 of the Indian Penal Code. Rest of the offences are triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with East Champaran Sadar Mahila P.S. Case No. 10 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T