Punam Devi @ Panpati Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.80027 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-373 Year-2018 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ======================================================

1. Punam Devi @ Panpati Devi Wife of Dilip Mahto

2. Dilip Mahto Son of Tribhuwan Mahto

3. Badal Mahto Son of Tribhuwan Mahto All resident of Village-Kalyanpur, P.S.- Sonepur in the District of Saran at Chapra.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Braj Nandan Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 31-01-2019 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 373 of 2018, disclosing offences under Sections 304(B), 201, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation against the petitioners, who happens to be sister-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased, is of causing dowry death of the deceased.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that there is no specific allegation has been attributed against them and the whole family members have made accused in this case. Further, they have no criminal antecedents. Heard learned A.P.P. also, who opposed the prayer for

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.80027 of 2018(3) dt.31-01-2019 2/2 anticipatory bail of the petitioners stating that the death has occurred within two months of marriage.

Having heard both sides, considering the above submission, this application is allowed. Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail 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 learned A.C.J.M.-1st Saran at Chapra, in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 373 of 2018, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Amjad/- U T