Surendra Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38916 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2024 Thana- SAHAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Surendra Ram S/o Jhokari Ram, R/o Village-Patariya, P.s.-Sahar, DistrictBhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Diwakar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha-1, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 26-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sahar P.S. Case No.12 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that his daughter was married to Lovekush Kumar in the year 2020 where she was assaulted and tortured for demand of dowry. It is further stated that on 19.01.2024 all the accused persons including the petitioner assaulted his daughter for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry due to which she died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner was living separately from his son and deceased and he had no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38916 of 2024(3) dt.26-07-2024 2/2 concern with the family affairs of the deceased and her husband. He also submits that there is no independent eye witness of the alleged occurrence and only on the basis of suspicion, the name of petitioner has been implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that charge sheet has already been submitted in this case and the petitioner is in custody since 24.03.2024 having no criminal antecedent. He further submits that petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial and there is no likelihood of either absconding of petitioner or tampering with the evidence.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JMFC, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Sahar P.S. Case No.12 of 2024.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T