Sitaram Mandal And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54311 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -637 Year- 2016 Thana -ARARIA District- ARRARIA ======================================================

1. Sitaram Mandal, Son of Jagan Mandal.

2. Urmila Devi, Wife of Sitaram Mandal. Both are resident of Village - Bagnagar, P.S.- Araria, Distt- Araria.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners : Mr. Ramesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Anil Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-12-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 637 of 2016 for the offences instituted under Sections 304(B)/34 of the IPC. The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant by the accused persons due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54311 of 2016 (2) dt.22-12-2016 2/2 property from the husband of the deceased.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named, 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 in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 637/2016 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Araria, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T