Mantu Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18158 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-545 Year-2018 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Mantu Sahani Son of Ram Jinish Sahani Resident of Village- Phultakiya, P.S.- Keseriya, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Shaheen Begum, APP For the informant :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Tondon, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Section 304(B)/34 of the I.P.C., but police submitted charge sheet under Section 306 of the I.P.C.

Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioner caused death of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 21.12.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18158 of 2019(3) dt.03-05-2019 2/2 present case. The statement of the witnesses in paragraph nos.22, 25, 26 and 27 of the case diary shows that it is a case of suicide. It is not a case under Section 304B of I.P.C. The police after investigation submitted charge sheet under Section 306 of I.P.C.

On behalf of the State and learned counsel for the informant, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let 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 A.C.J.M. III, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Keshariya P.S. case No.545 of 2018.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T