Laxmi Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82847 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2023 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

LAXMI CHAUDHARY SON OF LATE BASUDEV CHOUDHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BAIKATPUR, P.S. - MUSAHARI, DISTRICT - MUZAFFARPUR 2.

MUNI DEVI WIFE OF LAXMI CHAUDHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BAIKATPUR, P.S. - MUSAHARI, DISTRICT - MUZAFFARPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341 , 323 , 498A , 324 420, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of D. P Act.

3 . Allegation against these petitioners is commission of torture and harassment due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry .

4. Petitioners are in-laws of the victim. They are separate in mess and property. There is general and omnibus allegation is alleged against them and they have no concern

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82847 of 2023(2) dt.18-01-2024 2/2 with the couple. Thrust of accusation is against the husband of the victim. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. 5 . Learned counsel for the State opposes the bail petition .

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let this petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub - Divisional Judicial Magistrate , Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Mahila P . S. Case No . 46 of 2023 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T