Ratan Tiwari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45284 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2023 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Ratan Tiwari S/o Shri Satyendra Tiwari, R/o Mohalla-Bhabua, Ward no.-18, P.S.-Bhabua, District-Kaimur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No.220 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B) & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, daughter of the informant was married with the petitioner. After marriage, the daughter of the informant was subjected to torture for demand of a car as dowry. On 17.03.2023, informant got an information that his daughter is in very bad condition and when he reached the Sasural of his daughter, he found her daughter dead lying on the bed. He claimed that petitioner with co-accused have killed his daughter by strangulation of her neck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45284 of 2024(3) dt.09-08-2024 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that the deceased had never complained about the demand of dowry and torture before any authority when she was alive. He further submits that petitioner is in custody since 18.03.2023, having no criminal antecedent and the charge has already been framed in this case. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial of the case.

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 and also considering the period of custody, 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 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No.220 of 2023.

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