Most. Shakuntala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66007 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2021 Thana- KURSAKANTA District- Araria ====================================================== 1.

MOST. SHAKUNTALA DEVI Wife of Late Gauri Mandal Resident of Village - Ghat Chikni, P.S.- Kursakanta, Dist.- Araria 2.

Bambam Kumar Mandal Son of Late Gauri Mandal Resident of Village - Ghat Chikni, P.S.- Kursakanta, Dist.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ramesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rita Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 498(A) & other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

As per the prosecution case, these petitioners alongwith other family members committed torture and harassment with sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

It is submitted on behalf of petitioners that thrust of the accusation is against husband, who is already in custody. So

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66007 of 2021(2) dt.24-06-2022 2/2 far as petitioners are concerned, petitioner no. 1 is mother-inlaw and petitioner no. 2 is brother-in-law of sister of informant. There is general and omnibus allegation. They are separate in mess and property and have got no concerned with the family affairs of victim and her husband.

Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Kursakanta P.S. Case No. 115 of 2021, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T