The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, a mother-in-law, in a case alleging dowry death. The petitioner must surrender within six weeks and furnish bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of like amount.
Anticipatory bail granted; surrender to be made within six weeks with bail bonds of Rs.10,000 and two sureties of like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.69400 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-474 Year-2018 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada
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Manju Devi, Wife of Suresh Choudhary, Resident of Village- Gondapur Choudhary Tola Santinagar, P.S.- Town, District- Nawada.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Kant Tiwari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Murlidhar ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 26-11-2018
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 304(B), 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and thereafter caused death of the victim due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.
It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner is mother-in-law of the victim. She is separate in mess and
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property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody.
On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the Complaint Case/F.I.R.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, 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, Nawada in connection with Nawada Town P.S. Case No. 474 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Sudhir Singh, J)
Pankaj/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in a case alleging dowry death and cruelty under Sections 304(B), 498A, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Manju Devi
The State of Bihar
Sudhir Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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