Patna High CourtCR. MISC./40042/2023bail granted

Ramprit Ray v. The State Of Bihar

2023-07-21Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40042 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-292 Year-2022 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ramprit Ray S/O Late Doman Ray R/O Village- Maudah Chatur, P.SPatepur, Distt.- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-07-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 292 of 2022 dated 08.11.2022 registered for the offences u/s 304(B) read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have strangulated the informant's daughter to death due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40042 of 2023(2) dt.21-07-2023 2/2 that the petitioners is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. Learned counsel has further submitted that the husband of the deceased is already in custody. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 17.03.2023.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the allegation being general and omnibus against the petitioner, 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, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 292 of 2022.

8. The application stands allowed.

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