Bhusan Soni @ Bhushan Kumar Soni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29876 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-311 Year-2020 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== BHUSAN SONI @ BHUSHAN KUMAR SONI, Son of Kedar Prasad Soni Resient of Village- Chiknauta, P.S.- Sugauli, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anuj Kumar- Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-11-2021 Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sugauli P. S. Case No.311 of 2020, instituted for the offences under Sections 302/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is in custody since 23.01.2021 and he is a person with clean antecedents. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.

From bare perusal of the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R., it would manifest that the informant alleges that his daughter was married to Anil Prasad Soni in the Year 2012. It is further alleged that motorcycle was demanded from the informant as dowry. Later on, Anil Prasad Soni

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29876 of 2021(2) dt.24-11-2021 2/3 informed the informant about the death of his wife i.e. daughter of the informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the brother-in-law and from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R., it would manifest that it was husband who had informed the informant about the death of her daughter.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that had the family members been involved in killing as alleged then the husband would not have informed the informant about the death of the deceased.

Learned A.P.P. vehemently opposed the bail application.

Considering the fact the petitioner is the brotherin-law of the deceased and petitioner is in custody since 23.01.2021 and he is a person with clean antecedent and the F.I.R. records that it was the husband, who had informed the informant about the death of deceased, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29876 of 2021(2) dt.24-11-2021 3/3 the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Sugauli P. S. Case No.311 of 2020.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T