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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23595/2019bail granted

Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2019-07-05Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23595 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2018 Thana- MADHWAPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR Son of Late Sonehi Bhagat Resident of Village - Bihari, P.S.- Madhawapur, Distt - Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gagan Deo Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-07-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offences under Sections 304B, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the accused persons is of committing torture and thereafter caused death of the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 17.11.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the present case. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. A petition has been filed on behalf of the informant where he has retracted from his earlier

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23595 of 2019(4) dt.05-07-2019 2/2 statement made in the F.I.R.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/complaint case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Benipatti, Madhubani in connection with Madhwapur P.S. Case No. 92 of 2018. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T