Arjun Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7085 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2019 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Arjun Singh Son of Late Ramchandra Singh Resident of Village - Nakti Tola, Ramdiri, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt - Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saroj Kumar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 30-06-2020 As of now the Courts have not resumed normal physical hearing, the matter has been listed today for consideration through Video Conferencing.

The learned counsels are appearing and making submissions from their residence. The Court Master and Secretary are also part of this virtual court proceedings from their homes, all with the aid of audio visual technology.

Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in Muffasil PS Case No. 289 of 2019 registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 324, 302 and 304(B) of the IPC.

The petitioner is father-in-law and he is accused along with other family members.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that being the father-in-law he was living separately from the victim and had no concern with the affairs of the victim and her husband. The husband of the victim has been allowed bail by granting benefit of Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. and the mother-in-law has also been allowed bail in Cr. Misc. No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7085 of 2020(3) dt.30-06-2020 2/2 57492 of 2019. Other co-accused, the sister-in-law, has also been allowed bail in Cr. Misc. No. 58564 of 2019.

Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Having considered the rival submissions this Court is inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of CJM Begusarai in Muffasil PS Case No. 289 of 2019 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code as also the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) SNkumar/- U T