Kedar Prasad Soni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24201 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-311 Year-2020 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Kedar Prasad Soni S/O Late Gokhul Sah R/O Village-Chiknauta, P.SSugauli, District-East Champaran. 2.

Kamla Devi @ Kamlawati Devi W/O Kedar Prasad Soni R/O VillageChiknauta, P.S-Sugauli, District-East Champaran. 3.

Raja Soni @ Raja Kumar Soni S/O Kedar Prasad Soni R/O VillageChiknauta, P.S-Sugauli, District-East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 17-01-2022 This matter has been taken up for hearing online because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioners is expected to honour his undertaking to remove the defects as pointed out by the office when called upon to do so by the office. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case no. 311 of 2020 instituted for the offence under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioners along with his family members have tortured in various ways due to non-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24201 of 2021(2) dt.17-01-2022 2/3 fulfillment dowry demand and finally they killed the daughter of the informant by hanging her from the terrace of their house. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are parents-in-law and son-in-law of the deceased and have been falsely implicated in this case. They have never demanded any thing from the deceased. They have no concern with the daily activity of the deceased and are living separately. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against the petitioners. Husband has already been granted regular bail vide order dated 21.10.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 28881 of 2021.

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

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Sugauli P.S. Case no. 311 of 2020, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, East

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24201 of 2021(2) dt.17-01-2022 3/3 Champaran, Motihari subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U