Bachchi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62692 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2022 Thana- MAHILA PS District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

BACHCHI DEVI Wife of Shankar Rai Resident of Village- Agarwa Lala Tola Gali No.-1, P.S.- Motihari Town, District- East Champaran 2.

Shankar Rai Son of Late Sukhal Rai Resident of Village- Agarwa Lala Tola Gali No.-1, P.S.- Motihari Town, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Tripti Raj @ Puja Daughter of Sunil Kumar Yadav Resident of VillageBaltharwa, P.S.- Piprakothi, District- East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Renu Kumari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 313, 406, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code & 3 /4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and are mother-inlaw and father-in-law of the informant and from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R, it would manifest that the allegation of demand of dowry and torture is general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62692 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 2/2 omnibus in nature, it is next submitted that whenever any dispute arises between the husband and wife, the entire family members are implicated, when it is the duty of the husband to ensure that the wife lives with dignity and honour. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 34 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T