Santosh Rai And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.67397 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-338 Year-2017 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ======================================================

1. Santosh Rai Son of Ramanand Rai

2. Devendra Rai Son of Ramanand Rai Both are Resident of Village-Sankhi, P.S. Riga, District-Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shankar Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 304(B), 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners caused death of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioners are brother-in-law of the deceased.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.67397 of 2018(2) dt.05-11-2018 2/2 They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged occurrence.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, 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 Sri Rakesh Kumar, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. case No.338 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T