Rakesh Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51789 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2019 Thana- DELHA District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

RAKESH CHAUHAN Son of Baliram Chauhan 2.

Baliram Chauhan @ Balram Chauhan Son of Late Mohan Chauhan 3.

Shakuntla Devi @ Shakuntala Devi Wife of Baliram Chauhan All are resident of Budhlal Bhagat Gali Chchotki Delha, P.S.- Delha, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar 2.

Geeta Devi @ Geeta Kumari Devi Wife of Mukesh Chauhan Resident of Budhlal Bhagat Gali Chchotki Delha, P.S.- Delha, District- Gaya ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivendra Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2019 Heard both sides.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in Delha P.S. Case No.1 of 2019 registered under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The informant alleged that her marriage was solemnised in Dev Mandir on 13.03.2015 with Mukesh Chauhan and she went to her sasural but after 3-4 months, her husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sisters-inlaw and others started subjecting her to mental and physical torture due to non-fulfillment of additional demand of dowry. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51789 of 2019(2) dt.20-08-2019 2/2 petitioners are father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the informant. The informant made omnibus and general allegation of demand of dowry and torture against the petitioners. Petitioners have no manner of concern with the family affairs of the informant and her husband. Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid and nature of allegation made against the petitioners and the fact that the petitioners are brother-in-law, father-in-law and mother-inlaw of the informant, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. VII, Gaya in connection with Delha P.S. Case No.1 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Saurabh/- U T