Gorakh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1776 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Gorakh Singh S/O Late Jiut Singh Resident of village- Deurawa, Khand Tola, P.S.- Gopalpur, Distt.- Gopalganj 2.

Raj Kumar Singh S/O Gorakh Singh Resident of village- Deurawa, Khand Tola, P.S.- Gopalpur, Distt.- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Dharmveer, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 201, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is a case of dowry death. As per the prosecution case, all the accused persons named in the F.I.R., including these petitioners, killed daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1776 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3 implicated in this case. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely because Petitioner No. 1 happens to be father-in-law and Petitioner No. 2 happens to be brother-in-law of the deceased. 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 have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. Thrust of accusation is against husband of the deceased. Chargesheet has already been submitted and petitioners are in custody since 06.10.2024. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioners is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioners be released 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 A.C.J.M.-V, Gopalganj in connection

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1776 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 12 of 2024.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T