Dharmendra Vishwakarma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14659 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2022 Thana- TEKARI District- Gaya ====================================================== Dharmendra Vishwakarma S/o Nand Vishwakarma R/o vill - Matai, P.S.- Tekari, Distt.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 663 of 2022 arising out of Tekari P.S. Case No. 207 of 2022 dated 20.04.2022 registered for the offences punishable u/s 302 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's sister by pouring kerosene oil.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the brother-in-law (Devar) of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14659 of 2025(3) dt.23-06-2025 2/3 deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is further submitted that the informant is not the eyewitness to the alleged occurrence. The occurrence took place on 23.02.2022 and the deceased died on 01.04.2022. It is further submitted that as per the postmortem report, the doctor opined that the death was caused by Septicaemia, Toxemia and shock as a result of burning. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.06.2022.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya in connection with Sessions Trial No. 663 of 2022 arising out of Tekari P.S. Case No. 207 of 2022, with the condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14659 of 2025(3) dt.23-06-2025 3/3 failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T