Lukhia Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.630 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -47 Year- 2016 Thana -CHAKAMHESI District- SAMASTIPUR ======================================================

1. Lukhia Devi, W/o Rajan Das,

2. Rajan Das, S/o Bhajan Das, Both Resident of Village- Sahuri, P.S.- Chakmehsi, District- Samastipur.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Amrendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-01-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chakmehsi P.S. Case No. 47 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 the mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.630 of 2017 (2) dt.11-01-2017 2/2 property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in jail.

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 Chakmehsi P.S. Case No. 47/2016 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Samastipur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T