ABHILASHA DEVI v. The State of Bihar
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 34, 201, 304(B), 498(A)
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 438(2)
Judgment
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER Mr.Saroj Kumar Choudhary Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit 4 17-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 498(A), 304(B), 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
It is a case of dowry death.
Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is unmarried sister-in-law of the deceased. Thrust of the allegation is against husband of the deceased, who is already in custody since 22.06.2023, as per paragraph 2 of the supplementary affidavit. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of deceased and her husband. The allegation of torture and demand of dowry is general and omnibus. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66247 of 2022(4) dt.17-07-2023
Learned A.P.P. vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on 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 A.C.J.M. - IX, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Desari P.S. Case No. 173 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T
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