Amrendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7870 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1004 Year-2023 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Amrendra Kumar S/O Shiv Nandan Yadav @ Shiv Nandan Prasad R/O Village- Karghara, P.S- Ghoshi, Distt.- Jehananbad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pritish Kumar Lal, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 1004 of 2023 dated 19.10.2023 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 304B read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along with the co-accused persons is alleged to have killed the sisterin-law of the informant by throwing a poisonous snake on her. It is further alleged that they also used to torture her due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demand any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is further submitted that the petitioner himself informed the informant about snake bite and taking her to Sadar Hospital. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.10.2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to 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 learned Court concerned, Jehanabad in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 1004 of 2023, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.

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7. The application stands allowed.

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