Sita Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51653 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -81 Year- 2016 Thana -BASOPATTI District- MADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Sita Devi, wife of Yogendra Mahto @ Upendra Mahto,

2. Yogendra Mahto @ Upendra Mahto, Son of Late Panchu Mahto, Both are resident of Village- Basopatti, P.S.- Basopatti, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Murlidhar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-12-2016 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)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners killed the daughter of the informant due to nonfulfilment 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 petitioner No.1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner No.2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The husband

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51653 of 2016 (2) dt.06-12-2016 is in custody.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Basopatti P.S. case No.81 of 2016 (G.R. No.1090 of 2016), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T