Devanand Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25783 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-2022 Thana- HASANGANJ District- Katihar ====================================================== DEVANAND MAHTO S/O NARAYAN MAHTO Resident of VillageKaliganj, P.O. and P.S.- Hasanganj, District- Katihar, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-05-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Hasanganj P.S. Case No. 126 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 304(B), 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The prosecution case as stated in FIR is that deceased daughter of informant was married with co-accused Manish Kumar in the month of November, 2021 and after that accused persons subjected the daughter of informant Sony Kumari to cruelty and tortured due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand of Rs.3,00,000/-. It has been stated that on 22.10.2022 the informant received information about the death of her daughter, upon which she went to her matrimonial home and found that the deady body of her daughter is lying down in courtyard and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25783 of 2023(2) dt.19-05-2023 2/2 her in-laws were outside of house. The informant has claimed that all the accused persons with a conspiracy killed her daughter due to non- fulfillment of dowry demand. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the deceased has committed suicide by hanging herself and when she did so the petitioner was not in the house and there is general and omnibus allegations levelled against the petitioner and other accused persons by the informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is in custody since 15.12.2022. Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and the period of custody, this application for regular bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Katihar in connection with Hasanganj P.S. Case No. 126 of 2022.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U