Keshari Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1822 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2019 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

KESHARI DEVI W/o Satyendra Giri Resident of Village - Lagurav Sindurpur, P.s.- Mahua, Distt.- Vaishali.

2.

Satyendra Giri Son of Banarsi Giri Resident of Village - Lagurav Sindurpur, P.s.- Mahua, Distt.- Vaishali.

... ... Petitioners.

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjana Srivastava, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within four weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 307, 504 & 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioners in association of other co-accused are said to have tortured and assaulted the informant on nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. They also threatened to kill her. It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1822 of 2022(2) dt.13-05-2022 2/2 petitioners that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. Petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. As a matter of fact, petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner no.2 is father-in-law of the informant and they are old aged persons. Petitioners are living separately from victim and her husband in mess and business. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned lower Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No.284 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T