Dinesh Poddar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86058 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-2024 Thana- SIMRI BAKHTIYARPUR DistrictSaharsa ====================================================== 1.
Dinesh Poddar S/o Chholi Poddar R/o vill - Simari Tola Duwarika, P.S. - Simari Bakhtiyarpur, Distt. - Saharsa 2.
Sita Devi W/o Dinesh Poddar R/o vill - Simari Tola Duwarika, P.S. - Simari Bakhtiyarpur, Distt. - Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Surya Narayan Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Choubey Jawahar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The allegation in the first information report is that all the accused persons including the present petitioners caused the death of the deceased on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased who are both senior citizens being 65 and 62 years old. It has been submitted that they have been living separately from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86058 of 2024(4) dt.10-07-2025 2/3 the deceased and her husband and as a matter of fact, the deceased had actually died by hanging herself due to some matrimonial discord and there was no dowry demand by these petitioners and they never subjected the deceased to torture as they were staying separately and hence, no offence under Section 304(B) of the IPC is made out against the petitioners. Further, the husband of the deceased, who is primarily responsible for the welfare of the wife, has already surrendered on 09.06.2025 and is in custody.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering all the above mentioned facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, 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 the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Simri Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case No. 56 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438
(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
7. However, at the time of accepting the bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86058 of 2024(4) dt.10-07-2025 3/3 bonds, this fact would be verified that the husband of the deceased has surrendered.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T