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Gayatri Devi v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC7 Apr 2016CR. MISC./15634/2016

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A criminal miscellaneous petition seeking anticipatory bail for a domestic female facing arrest under Sections 498A and 304B IPC. The High Court granted bail pending surrender on humanitarian grounds due to her age and illness.

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Petitioner granted anticipatory bail on surrender within 12 weeks by furnishing bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Gayatri Devi Vs The State Of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15634 of 2016

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -190 Year- 2015 Thana -HAJIPUR SADAR DistrictVAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Gayatri Devi, wife of Surendra Singh, resident of Village-Ghosbar, P.S.Sadar, District-Hajipur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. P.K.Pandey(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 07-04-2016 The petitioner being mother of the husband of the victim is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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The basic accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after three years of marriage for nonfulfilment of dowry demand.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that thrust of accusation is against the husband of the victim. The petitioner is old lady and she is suffering from cancer since last several years. A statement to that effect has been made in para 8 of the petition. Moreover the accusation is omnibus and general against the entire in-laws family including the petitioner.

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Considering the accusation being omnibus and general, petitioner being old lady suffering from cancer, let

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15634 of 2016 (2) dt.07-04-2016

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the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 190 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

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Shageer/-

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