Sunil Prasad @ Sunil Kumar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51962 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-108 Year-2021 Thana- GORIAKOTHI District- Siwan ====================================================== SUNIL PRASAD @ SUNIL KUMAR PRASAD S/O RAJENDRA PRASAD R/o village- Mahammadpur Sheikhpura, P.S.- Goraiyakothi, Distt.- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nihar Nandan Ambasta For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 498A & 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of committing torture and caused death of the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an innocent person and has committed no offence. Petitioner has neither made any dowry demand nor drove her out of her matrimonial home nor tormented her over the demand of dowry. The petitioner is the brother-in-law of the deceased and is residing separately with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51962 of 2021(2) dt.26-04-2022 2/2 his wife Pooja Devi and other family members at his house.It is also submitted that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Chandrawati Devi and Sandeep Kumar have been enlarged on bail both vide order dated 01.11.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 54790 of 2021 and Cr. Misc. No.53186 of 2021. In that view of the matter, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Goraiyakothi P.S. Case No.108 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C., Accordingly, this application stands disposed of. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T