Sanjay Prasad Sao @ Sanjay Sao v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18137 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-67 Year-2020 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna ====================================================== SANJAY PRASAD SAO @ SANJAY SAO Son of Late Ram Pravesh Sao Resident of village - Haibaspur, P.S. - Ranitalab, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Manoranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 02-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State in Virtual Court Proceeding. Let the defect(s), if any, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks.
The case is registered under sections 341, 302, 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, in connection with Ranitalab P.S. Case No. 67 of 2020.
As per the FIR, the informant has alleged that her daughter Kanchan Kumari was married in the family of the petitioner herein, Chandan Kumar but she was regularly being tortured for dowry. On the fateful day, she got information that her daughter has set herself on fire and subsequently she succumbed to burn injuries.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18137 of 2022(3) dt.02-09-2022 2/3 is father-in-law and had no role to play in the matter, his wife, namely Saroja Devi and also son namely Chandan Kumar have already been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 14344 of 2021 and Cr. Misc. No. 31218 of 2020 on 02.12.2020 and 08.07.2021 respectively by coordinate benches of this Court and as such considering the fact that the allegation has been made against all of them are similar in nature, he also be granted bail. Considering the fact that the accused-petitioner is in custody since 29.1.2022 (as stated in para-5 of the bail application), has no criminal antecedent and the other similarly placed co-accused have since been granted bail, this Court is inclined to grant him the privilege of bail.
Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M.-II, Danapur, Patna, in connection with Ranitalab P.S. Case No. 67 of 2020 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailors should be the family members of the petitioner, who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18137 of 2022(3) dt.02-09-2022 3/3 dates without plausible reasons will entail his cancellation of bail by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) he shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidence, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds;
With the aforesaid observations, the bail application is allowed.
(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T