Patna High CourtCR. MISC./35146/2024bail granted

Shatrughan Paswan @ Shatrudhan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2024-05-16Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35146 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2023 Thana- TANKUPPA District- Gaya ====================================================== Shatrughan Paswan @ Shatrudhan Paswan Son Of Sanju Paswan Resident Of Khoi Tola, Lakshmipur, Police Station - Tankuppa, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Aryan Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-05-2024 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 Tankuppa P.S. Case No. 135 of 2023 dated 18.07.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 498A, 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused person are alleged to have tortured the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 50,000 /- and a motorcycle as dowry. On 18.07.2023, the informant received information that his daughter and grand-daughter died due to train accident. The informant also came to know that the petitioner and the co-accused person used to assault his daughter in the name of dowry due to which she committed suicide.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35146 of 2024(2) dt.16-05-2024 2/2

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 father-in-law of the deceased and he has been living separately in other place and he has no concern with the family affairs of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 08.01.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has 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 Court concerned, Gaya in connection with Tankuppa P.S. Case No. 135 of 2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

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