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Nagendra Rai v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC22 Feb 2024CR. MISC./10340/2024

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Parents-in-law sought pre-arrest protection in a dowry death and murder case. Noting the husband was already in judicial custody, the court directed that the petitioners be released on bail on arrest or surrender within six weeks on furnishing bonds with sureties.

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Conditional anticipatory bail: release on arrest/surrender within six weeks on Rs.25,000 bail bond each with two like sureties, subject to Section 438(2) conditions.

Nagendra Rai Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10340 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-256 Year-2023 Thana- DESARI District- Vaishali

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Nagendra Rai S/o- Late Ramashish Rai Village- Nayagaon, East, Police Station- Desari, District- Vaishali

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Laliya Devi @ Nirmala Devi wife of Nagendra Rai Village- Nayagaon, East, Police Station- Desari, District- Vaishali

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

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2 22-02-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 120(B) and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Petitioners along with other accused persons are said to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the petitioner no. 1 is the father-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased. He further submits that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody. He further submits that petitioners have no

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10340 of 2024(2) dt.22-02-2024 2/2

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criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

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Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer

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for bail.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody, let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Desari P.S. Case No. 256 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

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devendra/-

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