Kanti Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.28243 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -153 Year- 2016 Thana -RAJPUR DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================
1. Kanti Devi, wife of late Sitaram Prasad,
2. Kavita Kumari, daughter of Late Sitaram Prasad Both residents of Village- Madhuaha Brit, P.S.- Rajepur, District- East Champaran.
.... .... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shantanu Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 06-07-2017 I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.
The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the allegation, after 22 years of marriage, the informant has allegedly been tortured by her in-laws including the husband.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though there is allegation that in-laws have inflicted a blow by 'Daab' on the head of the informant causing cut-injury which is
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28243 of 2017 (2) dt.06-07-2017 2 / 2 simple in nature, however, there is no specific allegation against petitioner nos.1 and 2, who are mother-in-law and sister-in-law (Nanad) of the informant.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the abovenamed petitioners be released on bail in the event of arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today in Rajepur P.S. Case No. 153 of 2016, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 (Ten Thousand Rupees) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Sadar, East Champaran, Motihari subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section(2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Sanjay-II/- U T