IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KAINTHLA
Banti Devi – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
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| 1. petitioners seek bail after charges. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court's analysis of bail conditions. (Para 3 , 6 , 8 , 10) |
| 3. arguments presented by both parties. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. supreme court standards for bail. (Para 7 , 9) |
| 5. court grants bail with conditions. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
JUDGMENT :
Rakesh Kainthla, J.
The petitioners have filed the present petition for seeking regular bail. It has been asserted that the petitioners were arrested for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 504, 506, and 306 read with Section 34 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC), registered at Police Station Arki, District Solan, H.P. The petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated. The petitioners would abide by all the terms and conditions, which the Court may impose. Hence, the petitions.
2. The petitions are opposed by filing separate status reports asserting that the father of the deceased made a complaint that deceased Pooja was being harassed by her husband and his relatives. She was not being provided with any maintenance. Her father-in-law Amar Chand, mother-in-law Banti Devi, brother-in-law Jagdish, and his wife Jai Dei used to harass her. They had turned her
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