Harendra Mahto @ Harindra Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15019 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2019 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== HARENDRA MAHTO @ HARINDRA MAHTO Son of Chandeshwar Mahato Resident of Village - Rewari, P.S.- Kopa, Distt - Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kundan Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-11-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State through Video Conferencing.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304 (B) and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, this petitioner along with F.I.R. named accused persons killed the victim lady on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is father-in-law of the victim and living separately in mess and do business with his son, so, he has got no concern with the affairs of the victim. It is further submitted that the husband of the deceased has not been made accused in this case. It is further submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and one of the co-accused,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15019 of 2020(4) dt.12-11-2020 2/2 namely, Saroj Mahto (Nandoi) has already been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 26.11.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 75627 of 2019 by this Hon'ble Court. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner in paragraph 3 of the bail petitioner that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. In the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender, let the petitioner mentioned above be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran in connection with Kopa Police Station Case No. 62 of 2019, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Ankit/- U T