Husna Bano v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82057 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-368 Year-2024 Thana- SULTANGANJ District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Husna Bano W/O Md. Vasir @ Md. Basir Resident of Village- Kolgama, Tilkapur, Ward No. 3, P.S.- Sultanganjh, District- Bhagalpur. 2.

Md. Vasir @ Md. Basir S/O Late Alimudin Resident of Village- Kolgama, Tilkapur, Ward No. 3, P.S.- Sultanganjh, District- Bhagalpur. 3.

Md. Jasim S/O Md. Vasir @ Md. Basir Resident of Village- Kolgama, Tilkapur, Ward No. 3, P.S.- Sultanganjh, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioners.

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Afsari Khatoon W/O Md. Basim, D/O Mokim Khan R/O Village- Kolgama Tilakpur, P.S- Sultangajh, Distt.- Bhagalpur at present residing at Asansol, Raniganj, P.S- Raniganj, Distt.- Bardhaman (West Bengal), Pin Code713347. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ankit Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 10-12-2024 Heard Mr. Ankit Raj, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned A.P.P. for the State assisted by learned counsel for the opposite party no.2..

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 352, 351 (2) & 351 (3) of the BNS and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. The petitioners along with other co-accused are said to have tortured and harassed the informant on non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82057 of 2024(2) dt.10-12-2024 2/2

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. Petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioners are in-laws and family members of the informant. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. As a matter of fact, if there is any matrimonial dispute between the informant and her husband these petitioners have nothing to do with it. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned lower Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Sultanganj P.S. Case No.368 of 2024 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T