Bindauli Ravidas @ Bindoli Ravidas @ Bedauli Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7650 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2024 Thana- BIKRAM District- Patna ====================================================== Bindauli Ravidas @ Bindoli Ravidas @ Bedauli Das Son of Late Bishnu Das Resident of Village- Beri, PS- Bikram, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 304/34 of the Indian Penal Code (for brevity 'the IPC') and subsequently, Section 304B of the IPC was added. 3.

Prosecution case in short is that daughter of the informant has been done to death at her matrimonial house by her in-laws due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 17-10-2024. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7650 of 2025(2) dt.17-02-2025 2/2 counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. Husband of the deceased is already in custody. There is no specific allegation attributed to the petitioner, rather allegation is general and omnibus in nature. Petitioner is even separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. Postmortem report suggests cause of death due to asphyxia as a result of ligature strangulation.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and there being no direct allegation against the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T