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Ram Kishore Singh @ Raj Kishore Singh and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC12 Jul 2017CR. MISC./22278/2017

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The High Court at Patna hearing a petition for pre-arrest bail rejected the plea for two accused (petitioners no.1 and 2) in a dowry death case but directed the release of the other two petitioners (wife and sister-in-law) on bail bond after recording no specific allegations against them.

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Pre-arrest bail rejected for Petitioners 1 and 2; Petitioners 3 and 4 directed to be released on bail bond of Rs.10,000 each with two sureties.

Ram Kishore Singh @ Raj Kishore Singh and Ors. Vs The State… — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2017)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22278 of 2017

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -378 Year- 2016 Thana -MAJORGANJ District- SITAMARHI

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====================================================== 1. Ram Kishore Singh @ Raj Kishore Singh son of Late Deo Narayan Singh.

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Ram Badan Singh son of Late Deo Narayan Singh.

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Soni Kumari @ Soni Devi wife of Satyendra Singh.

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Soni Kumari daughter of Binod Singh.

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All resident of village Supi, Police Station- Majorganj, DistrictSitamarhi.

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.... .... Petitioner/s

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Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Smt Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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3 12-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

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The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Majorganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2016 registered under Sections 304-B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Regard being had to the accusation made in the first information report that the victim was killed in her matrimonial home within six months of her marriage for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to petitioner no.1 Ram Kishore Singh @ Raj Kishore Singh and petitioner no.2 Ram Badan Singh, who are uncles-in-law of the

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22278 of 2017 (3) dt.12-07-2017

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2/2

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deceased.

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Accordingly, their prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail

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is rejected.

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So far as petitioners no.3 and 4, namely, Soni Kumari @ Soni Devi wife of Satyendra Singh and Soni Kumari daughter of Binod Singh are concerned, they are married sister-in-law and unmarried sister-in-law respectively and there is no specific allegation against them, the petitioners no. 3 and 4 named above are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Majorganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2016 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within six weeks from today.

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(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

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Md.S./-

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Ram Kishore Singh @ Raj Kishore Singh and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar

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