The High Court at Patna granted bail to the petitioner, the mother-in-law of a deceased, in a case alleging dowry harassment and culpable homicide causing death. The petitioner was ordered to furnish bonds of Rs. 10,000.
Release on bail with bonds of Rs. 10,000 each with two sureties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73377 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2023 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda
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... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA
ORAL ORDER
2 22-11-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
APP for the State.
The petitioners seek bail in connection with Harnaut (Kalyan Bigha) PS Case No. 04 of 2023 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the allegation, the petitioners tortured the informant for non fulfillment of demand of dowry.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that petitioner no. 1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. He further submits that the husband of the deceased has already been acquitted before the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73377 of 2023(2) dt.22-11-2023 2/2
trial Court bearing Sessions Trial No. 403 of 2023 dated 21.08.2023.
Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, Biharsharif in connection with Harnaut (Kalyan Bigha) PS Case No. 04 of 2023.
(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J)
Anand Kr.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to bail in a case involving offences under dowry legislation.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Gita Devi @ Ganit Devi
Dinesh Yadav
The State of Bihar
Ramesh Chand Malviya
As recorded by the court registry
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