Chandra Chatterjee v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3705 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1100 Year-2021 Thana- KATIHAR COMPLAINT CASE District- Katihar ====================================================== CHANDRA CHATTERJEE W/o Late Manmohan Chatterjee, R/o MohallaJogasar, Burahanath Mandir, P.S.- Kotwali, Distt- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Krishna Kumari W/o Sudeep Chatterjee, D/o Ashok Chakrabarti Present Address- Pothi Colony, Sonely, P.S.- Kadba, Distt- Katihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 10-02-2023 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code as well as section 4 of D.P. Act.

Petitioner, who is mother-in-law of opposite party no2., is said to have ousted the opposite party no.2 from her matrimonial home in association of her family members over the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and have committed no offence. She has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation lev-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3705 of 2023(2) dt.10-02-2023 2/2 elled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the informant and there is no specific overt act against the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is residing separately from his son and daughter-in-law and has no relation with any matter of his son and his wife. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) 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 Complaint Case No.1100 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.