Shatrughan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27864 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-265 Year-2019 Thana- AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAurangabad ====================================================== SHATRUGHAN SINGH Son of Late Mukhdeo Singh Resident of Mohalla - Satendra Nagar, P.S.- Aurangabad Town, District - Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Siddhartha Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Renu Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2020 Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, the matter is being taken up by way of virtual Court proceeding.

The matter has been listed under the heading 'For Orders' under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from the date of restoration of normalcy. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 302, 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioner caused death of the daughter of the informant due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27864 of 2020(2) dt.04-12-2020 2/3 non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. He has got no concern with the alleged occurrence. A petition has been filed by the informant in the court below where he has retracted from his earlier statement made in the F.I.R., which is evident from Annexure 4 to the present application.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad Town P.S. case No. 265 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27864 of 2020(2) dt.04-12-2020 3/3 under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T