Chandra Prakash @ Tinku And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40251 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -337 Year- 2014 Thana -SARAN COMPLAINT CASE DistrictSARAN ======================================================

1. Chandra Prakash @ Tinku

2. Vivek Kumar @ Vivek Kumar. Both Sons of Late Shiv Nath Prasad

3. Kanchan Devi, Wife of Chandra Prakash @ Tinku

4. Prabhawati Devi, Wife of Late Shiv Nath Prasad. All residents of Mohalla - Nabiganj, P.S. Bhagwan Bazar, District - Saran ( Chapra ) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Lal Saheb Gupta, Son of Late Ramawtar Sah, resident of village - Rampur Khoram, P.S. Madhaura, District - Saran .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 07-10-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. They are brothers, sister-in-law and mother respectively of one Abhimanyu Kumar whose marriage was fixed with the daughter of opposite party no. 2 but the same could not be materialised and the present case has been instituted alleging demand of dowry by Abhumanyu Kumar and the family members. In the case of Abhimanyu Kumar this Court under order no. 2 dated 24.06.2015, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 21973 of 2015 has

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40251 of 2015 (2) dt.07-10-2015 2/2 noticed the complainant-opposite party no. 2 further directing that until service of notice on opposite party no. 2 and his appearance through lawyer no coercive steps be taken against Abhimanyu Kumar.

The prayer made in the instant petition on behalf of the petitioners is disposed of directing them to surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order in the court below but no coercive steps be taken against the petitioners in connection with Complaint Case No. 337/2014, Tr. No. 2689/2014 until disposal of Cr. Misc. No. 21973 of 2015 filed by Abhimanyu Kumar and after disposal of the said application the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners be also considered by the court below in the same light as is done in the case of Abhimanyu Kumar.

This petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

(V.N. Sinha, J) Rajesh/- U T