Laxman Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.44059 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -84 Year- 2017 Thana -SONBERSA District- SAHARSA ======================================================

1. Laxman Sah, S/o Late Sugdeo Sah @ Late Sukhdeo Sah, resident of Village- Menori, P.S.- Sonbarsa Raj, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Satyavarat Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 16-10-2017 The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sonbarsa Raj P.S. Case No. 84 of 2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is father in law of the deceased and allegation against him is of causing dowry death of the deceased. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that materials collected during the course of investigation clearly shows that petitioner and other relatives used to live separate from deceased and her husband and it has also come that it is the son of petitioner and husband of the deceased, who used to torture and assault the deceased and petitioner has no role to play in the death of the deceased.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, in view of the above facts, let

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44059 of 2017 (3) dt.16-10-2017 2/2 the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Sonbarsa Raj P.S. Case No. 84 of 2017, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned Court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and on the event of failure on his part to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reasons, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail.

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