Brijnandan Yadav @ Brijnandan Prasad v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22089 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-456 Year-2023 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== 1.
Brijnandan Yadav @ Brijnandan Prasad S/o Mungesar Yadav R/o Vill - Gumani Bagicha, P.S. - Ghosi, Distt. - Jehanabad 2.
Daulati Devi W/o Brijnandan Yadav R/o Vill - Gumani Bagicha, P.S. - Ghosi, Distt. - Jehanabad 3.
Ranjan Yadav @ Ranjan Kumar S/o Brijnandan Yadav R/o Vill - Gumani Bagicha, P.S. - Ghosi, Distt. - Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ankit Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arvind Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No.456 of 2023 instituted under Sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioners and other co-accused persons is that due to dowry demand, they have killed the daughter of the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law, petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law and petitioner no.3 is brother-in-law of the deceased and they have falsely been implicated in this case. There is general allegation levelled against the petitioners. They have never
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22089 of 2024(2) dt.22-04-2024 2/2 demanded any dowry from the deceased as alleged. He further submits that from perusal of the impugned order it appears that the witnesses have stated that the deceased died due to snake bite and naihar family members have also participated in cremation of the deceased and a panchayati was also held, on the date of cremation, between the parties. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent and undertake to cooperate in the investigation.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Jehanabad in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No.456 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Harish/- U T