Ramji Mahto @ Ramji Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26764 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2019 Thana- KARAKAT District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ramji Mahto @ Ramji Mahto Son of Late Ram Govind Sadhu Resident of Village - Bada Tola, P.S.- , District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Maya Shankar Mishra, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sumiran Rai,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-10-2020 Heard both parties through video conferencing. The petitioner seeks bail in Karakat P.S. Case No. 174 of 2019, registered for the offence under Sections 304(B), 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, daughter of the informant was married to co-accused Pramod Mahto on 07-05-2018. It is alleged that after the marriage, this petitioner alongwith others, as named in the FIR, started demanding dowry and due to nonfulfillment of the same, daughter of the informant was subjected to cruelty and on 02-07-2019, the informant was informed on mobile that his daughter has died.

It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner happens to be father-in-law of the deceased, who is aged about 75 years. In fact, daughter of the informant (deceased) was died due to suffering from the disease T.B. and her treatment was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26764 of 2020(2) dt.14-10-2020 2/2 going on by the doctors. In support of the submission, copy of prescriptions of doctors has been annexed, as Annexure - 2 (series). The petitioner was living separately and he had nothing to do with the affairs of the deceased. The petitioner is in custody since 13-12-2019.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the bail application of petitioner is allowed. Let the above-named petitioner 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, Rohtas in connection with Karakat P.S. Case No. 174 of 2019 on the following conditions: "(1) Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present, as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail-bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.".

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.) anay/- U T