PATNA, India, May 29 -- Patna High Court issued the following order on May 1:
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 323, 498A, 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is a case of dowry death. Informant's daughter was married with Vishal Kumar in 2017. After sometime, petitioners and their family members started subjecting the victim to cruelty and harassment for non-fulfilment of demand of cash Rs. 2 lacs and a motorcycle as dowry. On 15.5.2024 victim talked to her mother/ the informant about the harassment meted out to her. In the meantime, phone was disconnected and when informant side went to her matrimonial house, they found that her daughter was killed by the in-laws including these petitioners.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and no specific overt act has been alleged against them. Petitioners no. 1 and 2 are brother-in-law and petitioner no.3 is gotni of the deceased. It is further submitted that the petitioners are separate in mess and business. Thrust of allegation is against the husband of the deceased who has surrendered on 28.4.2025 as per oral submission of learned counsel for the petitioner.
5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant oppose the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let these petitioners, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1 West, Muzaffarpur in Motipur Police Station Case No. 175 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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