Santosh Thakur v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.39810 of 2014 Arising out of P. S. Case No.-519 Year- 2013 Thana -SOUR BAZAR District- SAHARSA ====================================================== Santosh Thakur, S/o -Deep Narayan Thakur, resident of village-Vishnupur P.S. Sour Bazar District- Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner.

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Meera Devi, D/o Late Shivnarayan Thakur, resident of villageSapahara P.S. - Sour Bazar Dist. -Saharsa. .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Chandra Mohan Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-01-2015 The petitioner is the husband and in custody since 17.07.2014 in relation to Sour Bazar (Patarghat O.P.) P.S. Case No.519 of 2013 instituted under Sections-304B and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that though the wife of the petitioner died in January, 2012, the complaint was lodged on 23.07.2012 after six months. Thereafter, the complainant has filed an application in the Court clearly stating that due to misapprehension of facts the prosecution was lodged.

Be that as it may, the petitioner, namely, Santosh

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39810 of 2014 (03) dt.21-01-2015 2/2 Thakur shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Saharsa in connection with Sour Bazar P.S. Case No.519 of 2013 dated 14.11.2013.

(Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.) Trivedi/- U