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Sakindra Sahni @ Sakhichand Sahni and Ors. v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

Patna HC5 Nov 2018CR. MISC./67114/2018

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High Court granted anticipatory bail to four petitioners facing arrest in a dowry death and Section 201 case, allowing them to surrender within six weeks to secure release on bonds and sureties.

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Petitioners released on anticipatory bail on surrender/arrest within six weeks by furnishing Rs. 10,000 bond with two sureties of same amount under Section 438(2) CrPC.

Sakindra Sahni @ Sakhichand Sahni and Ors. Vs State Of Bihar… — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2018)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.67114 of 2018

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2495 Year-2016 Thana- MUZFFARPUR COMPLAINT CASE District- Muzaffarpur

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SAKINDRA SAHNI @ SAKHICHAND SAHNI, Son of Mahendra Sahni,

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Malti Devi, Wife of Sakindra Sahni @ Shakichand Sahni,

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Rajendra Sahni, Son of Chhathu Sahni, All of there are residents of Village- Madhuban Kanti Police Station- Meenapur, DistrictMuzaffarpur.

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Lal Bachan Sahni, Son of Parmeshwar Sahni, at the resident of Village- Bara Marathi, Police Station- Meenapur, DistrictMuzaffarpur.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar.

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Kishori Sahani, S/o Kailash Sahani, R/o Village- Rajbaradih, P.S.- Musahari, District- Muzaffarpur.

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S. Ehteshamuddin ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 05-11-2018

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP

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for the State.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 304B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Allegation against the accused persons is of committing torture and thereafter caused death of the victim due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

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It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioners. The petitioner

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.67114 of 2018(2) dt.05-11-2018 2/2

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nos. 1 and 2 are uncle and aunt of the husband of the deceased. Petitioner no. 3 is co-villager of the husband of the deceased and petitioner no. 4 is resident of another village. The petitioners are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The death is said to have taken place at the naihar of the deceased. The police after investigation had submitted final form finding the case to be false against the petitioners. Thereafter, the Court below has proceeded on the basis of protest-cum-complaint.

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On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No. 2495-A/2016, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Sudhir Singh, J)

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Pankaj/-

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Sakindra Sahni @ Sakhichand Sahni and Ors. v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

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