Begedan Giri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72472 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2022 Thana- NATWAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

BEGEDAN GIRI Son of Late Janki Giri R/v- Arila Raghonathpur, P.S.- Natwar, District- Rohtas 2.

SHANTI DEVI Wife of Begedan Giri R/v- Arila Raghonathpur, P.S.- Natwar, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 20-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State. The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, informant alleged that her daughter was married to co-accused namely, Mantu Giri and after marriage petitioners along with co-accused murdered and cremated her daughter due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased due to which they have falsely been implicated in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72472 of 2022(2) dt.20-03-2023 2/2 They have no concern mess and business with the deceased as well her husband and living separately from both of them. It is also submitted that the husband of the deceased is languishing in judicial custody, who has the main responsibility to keep her with proper dignity and honour. Petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. They are languishing in judicial custody since 21.06.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as judicial custody of the petitioners, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Natwar P.S. Case No. 92 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Trial Court/ Additional District and Sessions Judge-16, Rohtas at Sasaram.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manish/- U T