Pankaj Sah @ Ashish Kumar Sah @ Ashish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28729 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-173 Year-2023 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Sah @ Ashish Kumar Sah @ Ashish Kumar son of Raj Balam Sah Village- Dharni Das Ka Mathiya Ps- Manjhi Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 14-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B/34 of the IPC. 3.

As per the prosecution case, it is alleged that petitioner along with other co-accused persons killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand for dowry. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to enmity. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. There is no allegation against the petitioner to tamper the evidence. He further submitted that petitioner is the agnate of the husband of deceased and there is no specific overt

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28729 of 2024(4) dt.14-08-2024 2/2 act against him. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent and is in judicial custody since 20.02.2024.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and the period of custody, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No.173 of 2023.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T