Lambu Mahto @ Lambu Nonia @ Rambabu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10022 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2019 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Lambu Mahto @ Lambu Nonia @ Rambabu Kumar Son Of Sheojee Mahto @ Sheojee Nonia @ Shivji Chauhan R/O Village- Powari, P.S.- Harnaut, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabindra Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 20-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death due to non fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10022 of 2023(2) dt.20-04-2023 2/3 falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that petitioner is devar of the deceased and he has no concern with the mess and business of the deceased as well as her husband. It is further submitted that husband of the deceased has already been granted bail by learned Court below. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 18.08.2022. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Khushrupur P.S. Case No. 291 of 2019 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10022 of 2023(2) dt.20-04-2023 3/3 to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna City.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) nirajkrs/- U T