Virendra Ray @ Virendra Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34270 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-114 Year-2023 Thana- MAHINDWARA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Virendra Ray @ Virendra Rai, about 50 Y/M, S/O Jagarnath Ray, R/O Village- Vilandpur, Chak Shambhu, P.S- Mahindwara, Distt.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

M/S. Sagar Kumar and Hemant Ray, Advocates For the Informant : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Uma Nath Mishra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mahindwara P.S. Case No. 114 of 2023 dated 05.08.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have committed murder of the informant's daughter due to non-fulfilment of demand of one Apache Motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner has not tortured the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34270 of 2024(2) dt.13-05-2024 2/2 informant's daughter. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. It is further submitted that the deceased was a short tempered lady and she might have committed suicide by hanging herself. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. He is in custody in this case since 01.12.2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. Ist Class, Sitamarhi in connection with Mahindwara P.S. Case No. 114 of 2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U.K./- U T