Anuj Mahto @ Anum Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31606 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2020 Thana- ISUAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== ANUJ MAHTO @ ANUM MAHTO S/o Vakil Mahto R/o Village- Bajrahiya @ Bajrahiyan, P.S.- Isuapur, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manish Chandra Gandhi For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nityanand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2020 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This application for regular bail arises out of Isuapur P.S. Case No. 84 of 2020, disclosing offence punishable under Sections 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. It is the prosecution's case, as disclosed in the FIR itself, that the petitioner was held up in Rajasthan because of Covid-19 restrictions when the informant's daughter died of burn injuries. It further appears from the FIR that the victim was taken to hospital by her in-laws where she succumbed to the injuries. There is allegation in the FIR that the in-laws of the deceased killed her and they used to often quarrel with her. On careful reading of the FIR it transpires that there

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31606 of 2020(3) dt.04-12-2020 2/2 is no specific allegation of demand of dowry though at the end of the FIR there is vague allegation of demand of dowry being the reason behind the deceased having been killed by her inlaws. The petitioner is in custody since 03.06.2020. Considering the case of the prosecution, as disclosed in the FIR, in my opinion, a case for grant of regular bail is made out. This application is accordingly allowed. Let the petitioner, above-named, 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Saran at Chapra in Isuapur P.S. Case No. 84 of 2020.

It is directed that defects in the application pointed out by the Registry must be removed within two months from today. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Rajesh/- U T