Sarju Yadav @ Saryug Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8417 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-275 Year-2023 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Sarju Yadav @ Saryug Yadav S/O LAKHAN YADAV R/O VILLAGENORTH BUCHCHI, PS. NARDIGANJ, DIST. NAWADA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sheo Kumar Prasad,Adv.

For the Informant :

Mr. Birendra Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Kumud Kishore, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 275 of 2023 dated 09.08.2023 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 304B read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's sister due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8417 of 2024(2) dt.06-03-2024 2/2 deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the husband of the petitioner is already in custody. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned counsel for the informant as well as learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the allegation being general and omnibus, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Nawada in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 275 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) annpurna/- U T