Pramod Patel v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24693 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-592 Year-2023 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Pramod Patel Son Of Pundeo Patel Resident Of Village- Mathiya Ward No. 10, PS- Kesariya, Dist- East Champaran 2.

Sudha Devi Wife Of Pramod Patel Resident Of Village- Mathiya Ward No. 10, PS- Kesariya, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Informant :

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in Kesariya P.S. Case No. 592 of 2023, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 304(B), 201, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, the petitioners along with other co-accused person used to beat the daughter of the informant and killed her due to non-fulfillment of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24693 of 2024(2) dt.04-04-2024 2/2 Petitioner No. 1 is father-in-law and Petitioner No. 2 is motherin-law of the deceased. It is further submitted that there is no specific allegation against the petitioners, rather there is general and omnibus allegation against them. Both the petitioners used to live separately from the husband of the deceased since their marriage. The petitioners are in custody since 15.12.2023 and have got no criminal antecedent. The husband of the deceased is in custody.

5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7. Let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 592 of 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T