Niraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56724 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2022 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

NIRAJ KUMAR SON OF DEVENDRA RAI Resident of villageNagargawa, P.S.- Raghopur, District- Vaishali. 2.

DEVENDRA RAI SON OF RAM SURAT RAI Resident of villageNagargawa, P.S.- Raghopur, District- Vaishali. 3.

RUBI DEVI WIFE OF DEVENDRA RAI Resident of village- Nagargawa, P.S.- Raghopur, District- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Amit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-04-2023 Prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner No.1 has already been dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 16.03.2023.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners No. 2 & 3, the State and the informant.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 498A,304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56724 of 2022(6) dt.13-04-2023 2/2 the case. Petitioners No.2 is father-in-law and petitioner No.3 is mother- in-law of the deceased. It is further submitted that thrust of accusation is against the husband of the deceased, who is in custody and so far these petitioners are concerned, allegation is general and omnibus. Petitioners are separate from the deceased in mess and property. Petitioners have got clean antecedent. Learned counsel appearing for the State and the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. Considering the facts of the case and clean antecedent of the petitioners, let the petitioners No. 2 & 3, above named, in the event of their arrest/ surrender within a period of six weeks from today shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Raghopur PS case No. 156/ 2022, subject to conditions laid down u/s 438(2) of the Cr. P. C. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T