Rajen Mandal @ Rajendra Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17635 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-132 Year-2022 Thana- JOGBANI District- Araria ====================================================== RAJEN MANDAL @ RAJENDRA MANDAL SON OF LATE MUSHARU MANDAL @ MUSHAHRU MANDAL R/O VILLAGE- PIPRA, WARD NO.07, P.S.- JOGBANI, DISTRICT- ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhav Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 17-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of Rs. One lac as dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by strangulation. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has never demanded any thing from the deceased. He is living separate and he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17635 of 2023(3) dt.17-07-2023 2/2 no concern with the mess and business with the deceased or her husband. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Husband is in custody. Petitioner is an old man of 66 years and languishing in judicial custody since 12.12.2022.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJMV, Araria in connection with Jagbani P.S. Case No. 132 of 2022. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U