Maya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84877 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2023 Thana- KARAHGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

Maya Devi W/o Vijay Seth Resident of Village - Mohaniya, P.s.- Karagahar, District- Rohtas, Bihar.

2.

Vijay Seth Balkishun Seth Resident of Village - Mohaniya, P.s.- Karagahar, District- Rohtas, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ramanuj Tiwary, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 15-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. All the F.I.R. named accused persons including the petitioners, on non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, in furtherance of the common intention are said to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant after assaulting and concealed her dead body.

4. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84877 of 2023(2) dt.15-01-2024 2/2 Petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased, respectively. Petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. The allegation levelled against the petitioners is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody. 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, as husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody, 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 Karagahar P.S. Case No. 170 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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