Ranjeet Kumar Jha @ Munna Kumar Jha And ORS v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.46752 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1288 Year- 2013 Thana -MADHUBANI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictMADHUBANI ======================================================

1. Ranjeet Kumar Jha @ Munna Kumar Jha S/o Gitanand Jha

2. Anil Kumar Jha S/o Gitanand Jha

3. Gitanand Jha S/o Late Buchchi Jha

4. Buldai Devi W/o Gitanand Jha All are residents of village - Bela Rauahi, P.S. Babu Barhi, District - Madhubani .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Sweta Devi D/o Harendra Jha resident of village - Kanhauli, P.S. Khajauli, District - Madhubani .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hemant Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ahmad Ali (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-03-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State.

The petitioners being brother and parents of the husbnd of the complainant are apprehending arrest in a complaint case filed with accusation under Sections 498A,504,323 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for non

fulfillment of dowry demands.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the thrust of accusation is against the husband of the complainant.

Learned counsel for the complainant submits that the petitioners are also not allowing the complainant to live in the matrimonial house.

Considering the thrust of accusation against the husband of the complainant, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Complaint Case No. 1288 of 2013 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioners will be accepted on filing of separate affidavit by each petitioner before the learned court below that they will allow the informant to enjoy her share of property in the matrimonial

house. The said affidavit will be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned I.O. Non compliance of the aforesaid undertaking will give liberty to prosecution to file application for cancellation of bail by learned court below. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T