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Hridya Devi and Anr. v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC28 Jul 2015CR. MISC./29851/2015

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Petitioners, sister and brother-in-law of victim, sought anticipatory bail in a dowry death case under Section 304B/34 IPC. Court granted bail releasing petitioners on bond of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties within twelve weeks.

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Released on anticipatory bail of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties within twelve weeks subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions.

Hridya Devi and Anr. Vs The State Of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29851 of 2015

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -190 Year- 2014 Thana -MAHARAJGANJ District- SIWAN ====================================================== 1. Hridya Devi Wife of Shambhu Yadav 2. Shambhu Yadav Son of Bhikhan Yadav Both Resident of village - Sujanpur, P.S. Gopalpur, District - Gopalganj .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ramchandra Sahni For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. U.L.Verma(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 28-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being sister and brother in law of the husband of the victim are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant for non fulfillment of dowry demands.

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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation is not specific against the petitioners. Though no date of marriage is mentioned in the FIR but subsequently the informant retracted from the initial version and has filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below where date of

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29851 of 2015 (2) dt.28-07-2015

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marriage of the victim has been mentioned as 2.5.2006 whereas the victim died on 3.7.2014.

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Considering the relationship of the petitioners with the victim and the retracted version of the informant, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Siwan in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 190 of 2014 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

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(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

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Anil/-

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Hridya Devi and Anr. v. The State Of Bihar

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