Jyoti Devi And ANR. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39101 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -111 Year- 2015 Thana -NAWADA MUFFASIL District- NAWADA ======================================================

1. Jyoti Devi Wife of Pawan Singh,

2. Pawan Singh, Son of Sri Satya Narayan Singh, Resident of Village - Madho Bigha, P.S. - Muffasil, District - Nawada. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajeev Nayan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dr. M.K. Gautam (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners being brother and brother's wife are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture for nonfulfilment of dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that accusation is not specific against the petitioners and the husband of the informant has been granted provisional anticipatory bail on readiness to keep the informant with full dignity and honour.

Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39101 of 2015 (2) dt.27-08-2015 2/2 surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SubDivisional Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 111 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Shageer/- U T