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2025 DAILYLAW 64674 (PAT)

Nasreen khatoon v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./62055/2025 · 2025-09-24

Prabhat Kumar Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62055 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2024 Thana- JAMALPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== 1. Nasreen khatoon Daughter of Late Gulam Rasul @ Sukhai Nadaf R/o - Paghari, P.S - Biraul, District - Darbhanga, Bihar 2. Fatima Khatoon Wife of Late Gulam Rasul @ Sukhai Nadaf R/o - Paghari, P.S - Biraul, District - Darbhanga, Bihar 3. Rasuliya Khatoon Wife of Asraful Nadaf @ Ashraful Nadaf @ Md. Dukha @ Dukha R/o - Paghari, P.S - Biraul, District - Darbhanga, Bihar 4. Asraful Nadaf @ Ashraful Nadaf @ Md. Dukha @ Dukha son of Md. Rajjak Nadaf R/o - Paghari, P.S - Biraul, District - Darbhanga, Bihar 5. Md. Faiyaz Son of Md. Jabbar village- Murdouli, Ps- Singhiya, Dist- Samastipur 6. Md. Jabbar son of late Md. ishaque village- Murdouli, Ps- Singhiya, Dist- Samastipur 7. Munni Khatoon @ Munia Khatoon wife of Md. Jabbar village- Murdouli, Ps- Singhiya, Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Roshni Praveen Daughter of Noor Mohammad Village- Kubaul, ps- Jamalpur, Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vinay Kumar Mishra, Adv. For the State : Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 24-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 494, 498(A) and 34 of the IPC. 3. As per prosecution case, the marriage of the informant was solemnized with co-accused Ad. Altaaf on 13.07.2023. After some time of marriage, all the accused persons Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62055 of 2025(3) dt.24-09-2025 2/3 inflicted cruelty upon her for bringing insufficient dowry. She was beaten up with fists and slaps, and was tortured and ridiculed for dowry. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Learned counsel submits that petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because petitioner no.1 is co-villager, petitioner nos.2 and 3 are sisters-in-law, petitioner no.4 is the brother-in-law (Nandoshi), petitioner no.5 is the brother-in-law and petitioner nos.6 and 7 are the father-in-law and the mother-in-law of the informant and they are separate in mess and property. Petitioners are victims of over implication. Allegation of assault and demand of dowry is general and omnibus. Learned counsel further submits that thrust of accusation is against husband of the informant. Petitioners claim clean antecedents. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, rival submissions, general and omnibus nature of accusation, clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62055 of 2025(3) dt.24-09-2025 3/3 7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners 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 learned Judicial Magistrate-Ist Class, Biraul, Darbhanga, in connection with Jamalpur P.S. Case No.60 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. pallavi/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T