Geeta Devi @ Gita Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21035 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -305 Year- 2017 Thana -PUPRI District- SITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Geeta Devi @ Gita Devi Wife of Sikandar Ram

2. Sikandar Ram Son of Laksham Ram Both of Resident of VillageFulwariya, Police Station-Pupri, District-Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Dinesh Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and leaned Additional Public Prosecutor of the State.

The petitioners happens to be the mother-in-law and father-in-law, are apprehending their arrest in connection with Pupri P. S. Case No. 305 of 2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 304 (B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation against the petitioners is that they had administered poison to the daughter of the informant due to non fulfillment of dowry demand.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that they have been falsely implicated in this case. It would appear from the F.I.R. that the daughter of the informant died during the period of treatment. It is also submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21035 of 2018 (3) dt.19-06-2018 2/2 Learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer of bail.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, and taking into consideration that injuries are simple in nature, the prayer of Anticipatory bail of petitioners are allowed and they in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from the date of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Pupri P. S. Case No. 305 of 2017 to the satisfaction of In charge, Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate ( Pupri), Sitmarhi, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 ( 2) Cr.P.C. with other that bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned and petitioners shall cooperate in the investigation and shall be present before the police as and when required, otherwise, prosecution is at liberty to move for cancellation of their bail bonds.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Sudha/- U T