Priti Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81179 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2019 Thana- MADHUBANI COMPLAINT CASE District- Madhubani ====================================================== Priti Singh, W/o Sri Rajib Kumar Singh, Resident of Village- Aghoria Bazar, Sadpura, Keela, P.S. and District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Meenu Singh, W/o Anant Kumar, Resident of Village- Jai Nagar, Patrgadhi, P.O. and P.S.- Jai Nagar, District- Madhubani. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shyamlendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 24-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in a case under sections 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4 of the D.P. Act.

As per allegation in the complaint, the complainant was married on 25.06.2018 to the son of the petitioner. It is stated that soon after marriage, the accused persons started to torture the complainant for demand of dowry of Rs. 3 lacs and a four wheeler vehicle. It is stated that she was beaten up, abused and finally forced to leave the house.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81179 of 2019(2) dt.24-02-2020 2/2 the allegations are general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner happens to be the married daughter-in-law of the complainant and that in a quashing application filed by the husband of the complainant vide Cr. Misc. No. 78177 of 2019, by order dated 06.12.2019 notices have been issued to the complainant and it has been directed that no coercive step shall be taken against him. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a 57 years old lady having no criminal antecedent.

The application for bail has been opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender in the Court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case no. 65 of 2019 is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Madhubani, subject to the conditions as laid down in section 438 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Bibhash/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U T