Sanjeev Mahto @ Sanjeev Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9967 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-330 Year-2015 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sanjeev Mahto @ Sanjeev Kumar S/O Paras Nath Mahto R/O VillageChakbaja, P.S- Vaishali (BELSAR O.P.), Distt.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dinesh Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is of demanding dowry and torturing his wife. The daughter of the informant was murdered by the family members of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent, not named in the FIR and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and at the time of occurrence, he was living Gujrat for his livelihood. He submits that in fact the daughter of the informant herself committed suicide. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9967 of 2024(3) dt.26-04-2024 2/3 para-3 of the bail application and he is languishing in judicial custody since 01.11.2023.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Vaishali (Belsar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 330 of 2015, subject to the conditions:

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (II) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial. (III) The petitioner will be well represented on each and every date fixed in the case and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled. (IV) The petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation, if not already concluded and make himself available and when so required and in case of failure, the State shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9967 of 2024(3) dt.26-04-2024 3/3 (V) The petitioner will mark his attendance in the local police station in the first week of every month till conclusion of trial, failing which the prosecution will be at liberty to move cancellation of his bail bond. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T