Champa Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1833 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-235 Year-2017 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ======================================================

1. Champa Devi wife of Ramayan Sah

2. Rabari Devi wife of Raju Sah

3. Punita Devi wife of Rabindra Sah

4. Rabindra Sah son of Ramayan Sah

5. Raju Sah son of Ramayan Sah All are residents of Village - Anjuwa, Police Station - Shikarpur, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.-7 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINGH ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-01-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A, 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners committed murder of the sister of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioners are in-laws of the deceased. They are

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1833 of 2018(2) dt.16-01-2018 2/2 separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody.

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

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Shikarpur P.S. case No.235 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Narendra/- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T