Patna High CourtCR. MISC./38686/2014bail granted

Sanju Ram v. The State Of Bihar

2015-01-14The Chief Justice2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38686 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -130 Year- 2012 Thana -CHENARI District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Sanju Ram, Son of Jhoolan Ram, resident of village- Kenar Khurd, Police Station- Chenari, District- Rohtas .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhakar Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Anil Pd. Singh (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORAL ORDER 14-01-2015 The petitioner is accused of committing the offences punishable under Sections-498A, 304B and 201 of I.P.C. and is under trial. He is alleged to have caused the death of his wife. He has been arrested and bail application filed by him before the trial court has been dismissed. On earlier occasion he filed Cr. Misc. No.54057/13. The same was rejected merely on the ground that the charge-sheet was not filed by that time. It is now brought to the notice of the Court that chargesheet has since been filed. This application is filed for grant of bail.

Heard Shri Prabhakar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Anil Prasad Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38686 of 2014 (2) dt.14-01-2015 2/2 It is, no doubt, true that the allegation leveled against the petitioner is serious. However, the necessity to keep an accused of this nature in jail would exist only to ensure that he is not meddling with the investigation leading to filing of the charge-sheet. Now that the investigation has been completed and charge-sheet is filed, the possibility of meddling with the investigation does not arise. Though this Court cannot take note of the same at this stage, it is stated that the matter has been compromised between the parties. The petitioner is in jail for the past one and a half years as he was arrested on 16.5.2013. Hence, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner named above be enlarged on bail on furnishing the bail-bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) along with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sessions Trial No.673 of 2013, arising out of Chenari P.S. Case No.130 of 2012.

(L. Narasimha Reddy,CJ) K.C.jha/- U