This criminal miscellaneous petition was filed seeking bail for the petitioners accused in a dowry death case. The bench granted bail to the petitioners who were parents-in-law of the deceased.
Permission to be enlarged on bail on furnishing security of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45942 of 2017
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -157 Year- 2017 Thana -SIKARPUR DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH)
====================================================== 1. Bahadur Yadav, Son of Faulad Yadav,
.... .... Petitioners.
Versus
.... .... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER
02 19-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
The petitioners seek bail in Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 157/2017 registered under Section 304 (B)/201 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, the petitioners along with other accused persons are said to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant for not coughing up of the dowry demand and disposed of her dead body.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are parents-in-law of the deceased. They have no concern with the aforesaid occurrence. There is no specific
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allegations against the petitioners rather the allegations are general and omnibus in nature. The husband of the deceased is still in custody. The petitioners have been languishing in custody since 07.04.2017.
Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No.157/2017.
(Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners, parents-in-law of the deceased, shall be enlarged on bail in a murder case registered under Section 304(B) IPC alleging dowry death.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Bahadur Yadav
Lalmuni Devi
The State of Bihar
Prakash Chandra Jaiswal
As recorded by the court registry
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