Gayatri Devi And ANR. v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37175 of 2015 Arising Out of COMPLAINT CASE No. -1018 Year- 2014 Thana -MUZFFARPUR DistrictMUZAFFARPUR ======================================================

1. Gayatri Devi

2. Raghunath Prasad.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Atul Chandra (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the parents of the husband of the complainant are apprehending arrest in a complaint case wherein process has been directed to be issued after cognizance being taken for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The accusation is of torture for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

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

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37175 of 2015 (2) dt.19-08-2015 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, East Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 1018 of 2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T