Sanjay Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30035 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-302 Year-2023 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Sanjay Yadav son of Manshi Yadav Vill- Kausar Ps- Raghunathpur DistSiwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 302 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Section 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution allegation, in short, is that this petitioner alongwith other accused persons were regularly torturing the niece of the informant due to demand of dowry. When he reached to the matrimonial house of his niece he found that after locking the house all the in-laws absconded. The informant has full believe that the in-laws of his niece have killed her and hide the dead body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30035 of 2024(3) dt.07-05-2024 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased. There is no specific allegation against this petitioner. The petitioner has got no concern with the alleged occurrence. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. There is delay of three days in lodging of the FIR for which there is no explanation. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 29.12.2023 and has no criminal antecedent

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 302 of 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Prakash/- U