Rambali Rai @ Ramvali Rai And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55111 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -9 Year- 2018 Thana -MAHILA P.S. District- SHEOHAR ======================================================

1. Rambali Rai @ Ramvali Rai, S/o Late Matuk Rai @ Late Matuk Ray.

2. Siya Devi, W/o Ram Bali Rai @ Ramvali Rai. Both are resident of Village Amba Kala, P.S. Piprahi, District Sheohar.

3. Ramjee Rai @ Rajeev Rai, S/o Jagarnath Rai.

4. Reema Devi, W/o Rajeev Rai @ Ramjee Rai. Petitioner No. 3 and 4 are resident of Village Kamrauli, P.S. Piprahi, District Sheohar. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Amitesh Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 323, 341, 498(A) and 494/34 of the IPC.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons including the petitioners tortured the victim due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55111 of 2018 (2) dt.05-09-2018 2/3 against the petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioners are in-laws of the victim. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the victim. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have further relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioners are named in the F.I.R/ complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M. Sheohar, in connection with Sheohar Mahila P.S. Case No. 09/18, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to make an application before the court below for referring the matter

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55111 of 2018 (2) dt.05-09-2018 3/3 to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T