Patna High CourtCR. MISC./50423/2017bail granted

Krishna Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2017-10-18Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50423 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -100 Year- 2017 Thana -MANJHI District- SARAN ====================================================== Krishna Sah, son of Late Narsin Sah, resident of village Maharajganj Purani Bazar, Police Station Maharajganj, District Siwan. .... .... Petitioner.

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satya Prakash For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 18-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Manjhi P.S. Case No.100 of 2017 registered under Section 304B/34 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and several other accused persons are said to have committed the murder of the daughter of the informant for dowry demand of motorcycle and dumped her dead body in the river.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner happens to be father-in-law of the deceased. The allegation of demand of dowry and subjecting the deceased to torture is not against the petitioner rather against the husband of the deceased. As a matter of fact, the deceased has died due to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50423 of 2017 (02) dt.18-10-2017 2 / 2 snake biting in course of stepping out for defecation and as per the custom she was floated in the river in presence of the informant. The petitioner has been languishing in jail custody since 09.08.2017.

Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 5th, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No.100 of 2017.

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