Shravan Kumar @ Sharwan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8087 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2022 Thana- GURARU District- Gaya ====================================================== Shravan Kumar @ Sharwan Kumar Son of Baikunth Sao @ Baikunth Saw R/o vill - Rukunpura, P.S. - Guraru, Distt. - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhyay ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 19-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Guraru P.S Case No. 49 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 326, 307, 120 (B) of the I.P.C and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and later on 498 (A), 304 (B) of the Indian Penal Code was added.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, the petitioner and the co-accused person are alleged to have tortured physically and mentally and finally committed murder of the daughter of the informant for demand of dowry as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8087 of 2024(2) dt.19-02-2024 2/3 Rs. 2 lakh and a motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that petitioner is the brother-in-law (Dewar) of the deceased. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the specific allegation against the husband of the deceased who is already in custody. The co-accused person is already granted bail by the Co-ordiante Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.11.2022 in Cr. Misc. No. 38607 of 2022. It is also submitted that petitioner is in judicial custody since 23.07.2023. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition.

5. However, learned APP for the State oppose the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. On perusal of the FIR, impugned order and period of custody and also considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8087 of 2024(2) dt.19-02-2024 3/3 Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate- Xth, Gaya in connection with Guraru P.S Case No. 49 of 2022.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Mayank/- U T