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2025 DAILYLAW 91764 (PAT)

Tarannum Khatun v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./90145/2024 · 2025-03-20

Prabhat Kumar Singh

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90145 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2024 Thana- DEOKUND District- Aurangabad ====================================================== 1. Tarannum Khatun W/o - Mazhar Khan Resident of Mohalla- Gorgawan Road No. 10, Sector-2, Malka Colony, jamaluddin Chak Khagaul, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Patna 2. Mazhar Khan Son of Late Hafiz Ahsan Resident of Mohalla- Gorgawan Road No. 10, Sector-2, Malka Colony, jamaluddin Chak Khagaul, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Patna 3. Mokarim Ahsan Khan Son of Mazhar Khan Resident of Mohalla- Gorgawan Road No. 10, Sector-2, Malka Colony, jamaluddin Chak Khagaul, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Patna 4. Shahgala Tarannum D/O- Mazhar Khan Resident of Mohalla- Gorgawan Road No. 10, Sector-2, Malka Colony, jamaluddin Chak Khagaul, P.S.- Shahpur, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Nigar Khanam D/O- Shahin Nazir Khan Resident of Bantara, P.S.- Deokund, Distt.- Aurangabad ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Sheikh Arkan Ahmad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP For Opposite Party No.2 : Mr. Santosh Kr. Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 20-03-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126, 115, 85, 351, 109 and 3 of the B.N.S. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 3. As per prosecution case, allegation against these petitioners is of matrimonial cruelty and demand of dowry. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90145 of 2024(3) dt.20-03-2025 2/3 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because Petitioner No. 1 is mother-in-law, Petitioner No. 2 is father-in-law, Petitioner No. 3 is Bhaisur (brother-in-law) and Petitioner No. 4 is Nanad (sister- in-law) of the informant. Petitioners are victim of over implication. There are general and omnibus allegations and there is no specific allegation of demand of dowry or torture against these petitioners. Petitioners are separate in mess & property and has got no concern with the affairs of the informant and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the informant. Petitioners claim clean antecedents. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed. 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. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90145 of 2024(3) dt.20-03-2025 3/3 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C., Daudnagar, Aurangabad in connection with Deokund P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T