Serajuddin v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.21471 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -177 Year- 2016 Thana -PANCHRUKHI District- SIWAN ======================================================

1. Serajuddin Son of Late Bhola Mian Resident of Village- Hardiya Paschim Tola, P.S. Pachrukhi, District- Siwna. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Reena Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-05-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner is father-in-law of the victim-lady. Allegation is that death for dowry was committed after more than seven years of marriage. There is no eye-witness of the occurrence.

Hence, there is neither presumption of dowry death against the petitioner nor any substantial material against the petitioner to refuse bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21471 of 2017 (2) dt.03-05-2017 2/2 satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Siwan/successor Court in connection with Pachrukhi Police Station Case No. 177 of 2016, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the investigation and trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Kundan/- U T