Hari Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.8724 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -395 Year- 2015 Thana -DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDARBHANGA ====================================================== Hari Paswan, son of Sone Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Zainul Abedin, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Chandra Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-02-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 14.10.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 302 and 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after 10 years of marriage for non fulfillment of dowry demand of she-buffalo and rupees twenty five thousand. It is further alleged that the petitioner being the husband of the victim and his step son killed the victim by causing burn injury and dispose of the dead body.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation of demand of dowry after 10 years of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8724 of 2016 (2) dt.23-02-2016 2/2 marriage when the victim was second wife of the petitioner appears to be unreasonable. Admittedly, the victim is not an eye witness to the occurrence and only the wife and son of the informant has supported the prosecution case during investigation. The investigation has already concluded. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Darbhanga in connection with Sadar (Bhalpatti) P.S. Case No.395/2015. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T