Moti Lal Agrawal And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.34820 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -256 Year- 2017 Thana -KATIHAR TOWN District- KATIHAR ======================================================

1. MOTI LAL AGRAWAL, Son of Late Roti Lal Agawal,

2. Hira Devi @ Hira Devi Agarwal, Wife of Moti Lal Agarwal, Both Nos. 1 &2 are residents of Village- Rajhata, Police Station- Katihar Town, District- Katihar.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Helal Ahmad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ashok Kumar Singh 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-08-2017 Heard both sides.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in Katihar Town P.S. case No. 256 of 2017 under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The mother of the deceased alleged that her daughter was married to Anil Agrawal in the year 2009 and her husband and other in-laws were subjecting her to different sorts of torture. The informant got information on 24.04.2017 that her daughter was killed.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. The marriage was solemnized in the year 2009. The deceased died

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34820 of 2017 (2) dt.10-08-2017 2/2 on account of intestinal haematoma and haematoma was found in her skull. There was no external injury. The petitioners have no manner of concern with the family affairs of the deceased and her husband.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the nature of allegation made against the petitioners, the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order are directed to 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Katihar Town P.S. case No. 256 of 2017, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/- U T