Patna High CourtCR. MISC./46385/2024bail granted

Ram Kishun Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-23Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46385 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2022 Thana- NAURANGIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ram Kishun Chauhan Son of Raj Kumar Chauhan Resident of Village - Naurangia, P.S.- Naurangia, District - West Champaran, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Session Trial No. 199/2023 arising out of Naurangia P.S. Case No. 121 of 2022 dated 17.10.2022 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have committed murder of the informant's sister by strangulating her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's sister. The petitioner has no criminal

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46385 of 2024(2) dt.23-07-2024 2/2 antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.10.2022.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he killed his wife due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

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 Court concerned, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Session Trial No. 199/2023 arising out of Naurangia P.S. Case No. 121 of 2022 with the condition :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T