Neelam Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16785 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2017 Thana- MAHILA THANA District- Begusarai ======================================================

1. Neelam Devi wife of Damodar Mahto

2. Damodar Mahto son of Sri Narayan Mahto Both resident of Mohalla/Village - Jagir, P.S. - Nagar, District - Begusarai.

3. Sangeeta Kumari @ Sagita Kumari D/o Damodar Mahto Resident of Mohalla/ Village - Jagir, P.S. - Nagar, District - Begusarai presently wife of Dharmendra Mahto resident of village - Chhatauna, P.S. - Nawkothi, District - Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai For the State :

Smt. Renu Kumari, APP For the O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Nagendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 498A and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioners is of committing torture upon the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16785 of 2018(2) dt.27-03-2018 2/2 petitioners. The petitioners are in laws. They have falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioners have 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 State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/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 learned S.D.J.M., Begusarai in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 24/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T