Ganesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16306 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -83 Year- 2015 Thana -BHAGWANGANJ District- PATNA ====================================================== Ganesh Ram Son of late Lakhan Ram, Resident of village- Samasti Chak, P.S.- Bhagwanganj, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Suman Kumari Singh(APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 26-05-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 11.11.2015 in connection with Bhagwanganj P.S. Case No. 83 of 2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that informant got married his daughter, Soni Devi with Shivan Ram and had given dowry as per his capacity. Again, son-in-law of the informant demanded Rs. 10,000/- and threatened that if his demand is not fulfilled, daughter of the informant would be killed. On 08.11.2015, informant received information that his daughter had died and while informant reached the matrimonial house of his

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16306 of 2016 (3) dt.26-05-2016 2/2 daughter, he saw that the dead body of his daughter was lying on the bed and smell of thimate was coming out of the room. It has been submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased and as per the First Information Report, allegation has been made against the husband of the deceased and there is general and omnibus allegation upon the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the informant has stated on affidavit before the learned Magistrate that his daughter died after consuming poison assuming it to be medicine.

However, learned A.P.P. for the State submits that the petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased and some of the witnesses have also supported the prosecution case, hence, opposes the prayer for bail.

Be that as it may, let the petitioner named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Hare Ram, learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Masaurhi in connection with Bhagwanganj P.S. Case No. 83 of 2015.

(Nilu Agrawal, J.) Arjun/- U T