Shiv Singh @ Shivnath Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88613 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2024 Thana- TILAUTHU District- Rohtas ====================================================== 1.

Shiv Singh @ Shivnath Singh S/o Late Subedar Singh R/o Village- Hurka, PS- Tilauthu, District- Rohtas 2.

Sharda Devi W/o Shiv Singh @ Shivnath Singh R/o Village- Hurka, PSTilauthu, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Mithilesh Kr. Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, informant and the State.

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

3. As per prosecution case, daughter of the informant was married with the son of these petitioners in the year 2024. Thereafter, son-in-law of the informant in collusion with other family members including these petitioners started demanding dowry from the daughter of informant and subsequently killed her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Petitioner No. 1 is father-in-law and petitioner No. 2 is mother-in-law of the deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88613 of 2024(2) dt.20-01-2025 2/2

5. It is submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against these petitioners and they are simply victims of over implications. Petitioners are separate in mess and property and they are not concerned with family affairs of the deceased. Moreover, thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased who is already in custody.

6. Learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application.

7. Considering the fact that husband of the deceased in already in custody, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dehri-on-Sone (Rohtas) in connection with Tilauthu P. S. Case No. 133 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T