Byas Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34428 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2020 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Byas Singh Son of Raghunath Singh R/O Village- Rewtith Garh, P.S.- Baikunthpur, District- Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-12-2021 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No.111/2020 instituted for the offences under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.07.2020, he is a person with clean antecedents, charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the informant alleges that his daughter Nipu Devi was married with Raushan Kumar Singh on 24.11.2019 and since then she was tortured for vehicle, gold and money. It is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34428 of 2021(2) dt.03-12-2021 2/2 alleged that on 09.05.2020, the husband called the informant and to take away his daughter when he reached there then found her unconscious thereafter, the informant carried her to the Government Hospital where she declared dead. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no specific allegation against this petitioner and the allegation is general and omnibus. He is cousin father-in-law of the deceased and as he is separate in property from the husband of the deceased and does not have day-to-day interaction with the family of the husband of the deceased.

Learned APP for the State opposes the bail application.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bailbonds in the sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.-1st Class, Gopalganj, in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 111/2020.

Accordingly, this application stands allowed. (Satyavrat Verma, J) amitkumar/- U T