Harkhit Tanti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11054 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2022 Thana- BALIYA District- Begusarai ====================================================== HARKHIT TANTI S/o Late Sita Ram Tanti R/o Village- Shadipur Diyara Ward no. 10, P.S.- Balia, Distt- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sudhanshu Bhushan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam ====================================================== 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 prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 304B, 498A, 201, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that the petitioner along with his family members used to torture and assault the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand. On the alleged date of occurrence, when the informant reached her daughter's house, he did not find her. The informant raised suspicion and alleged that her daughter has been killed by the accused persons including the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased due to which he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11054 of 2023(2) dt.20-04-2023 2/2 falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has no concern mess and business of the deceased as well as her husband and lives separately from them. From perusal of FIR, there is general and omnibus allegation leveled against the petitioner. A statement has been made in para-3 of the petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, the petitioner is aged about 80 years and languishing in judicial custody since 1.6.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Balia P.S. Case No. 89 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Begusarai.

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