Punam Devi @ Puna Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58171 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2022 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.

PUNAM DEVI @ PUNA DEVI Wife of Late Ram Sundar Yadav R/VMatlupur, Ward No. 16, P.S- Teghra, Dist- Begusarai 2.

Chandra Kishor Yadav Son of Late Ram Sundar Yadav R/V- Matlupur, Ward No. 16, P.S- Teghra, Dist- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Komal Kumari Daughter of Yogendra Yadav At present address- VillageTara, P.S- Bachhwara, Dist- Begusarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Rina Sinha, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code & Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and are mother-inlaw and elder brother-in-law of the complainant, it is next submitted that from perusal of the complaint, it would manifest that the allegations against the petitioners are general and omnibus in nature, it is next submitted that whenever any

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58171 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 2/2 dispute arises between the husband and wife, the entire family members are implicated. It is also submitted that it is the duty of the husband to ensure that the wife lives with dignity and honour.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Complaint Case No. 83 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T