Geeta Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78348 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2024 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== 1.

Geeta Devi, Wife of Yogendra Chaudhary, Resident of Village - Kanchanpur, P.S. - Rafiganj, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) 2.

Yogendra Chaudhary, Son of Late Ramjanam Chaudhary, Resident of Village - Kanchanpur, P.S. - Rafiganj, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 29-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Umanath Mishra, learned APP for the State.

2.The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 128 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 307, 379, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The case of the prosecution is that when the informant has gone to bring his wife to her matrimonial house from her paternal house, he was being assaulted by his in-laws. It is also alleged that gold chain and earring of his mother were snatched by the petitioners. Admittedly, petitioners are in-laws of the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78348 of 2024(2) dt.29-11-2024 2/2

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have falsely been implicated in this case. During course of the argument, it is submitted that the informant has assaulted badly his father-in-law in retaliation villagers have assaulted him. There is also a counter version of this case. The petitioners are having no criminal antecedent.

5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioners.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 128 of 2024, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Aurangabad (Bihar), subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T