Jitendra Ram @ Jitendra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9182 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-627 Year-2023 Thana- RAMPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Jitendra Ram @ Jitendra Paswan, Son of Late Raghuni Ram, R/o Mohalla - Imaliyachak, P.S. - Rampur, Distt. - Gaya ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Rampur P.S. Case No.627 of 2023 registered under Sections 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is to commit murder of daughter of the informant along with other coaccused persons/family members due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry as raised for one motorcycle and cash of Rs.2 Lakhs.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel that petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased, where occurrence took place after seven years of marriage. It is submitted that the thrust of allegation regarding demand of dowry and physical assault is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9182 of 2024(2) dt.22-02-2024 2/2 available against husband of the deceased, where implication of the petitioner is only arises out of relation being father-in-law. It is further pointed out by learned counsel that as per inquest report, the cause of death stated as throttling, where from postmortem, it was found specifically that the death was not caused due to throttling rather by hanging and, as such, the present case is appearing of suicide.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased, where postmortem report prima-facie suggest death as suicide, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Gaya in connection with Rampur P.S. Case No.627 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T