Patna High CourtCR. MISC./68803/2018bail granted

Dharmendra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

2019-04-03Mr. Justice Ashwani Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68803 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-241 Year-2014 Thana- LALGANJ District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dharmendra Thakur Son of Sakaldeo Thakur, Resident of VillageSahdullahpur, Police Station- Lalganj in the district of Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

This application under Sections 439 and 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Session Trial No. 321 of 2016 arising out of Lalganj P. S. Case No. 241 of 2014 registered under Sections 498A and 307 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 16.08.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37834 of 2017.

From the report of the In-charge Sessions Judge, Vaishali, it would appear that two of the charge sheet witnesses are yet to be examined.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68803 of 2018(3) dt.03-04-2019 2/2 The petitioner is in custody since 30.06.2015. Considering the inordinate delay in commission of the trial, even though the prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court, he is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in Session Trial No. 321 of 2016 arising out of Lalganj P. S. Case No. 241 of 2014, subject to the condition that one of the sureties must be a Government servant/elected people's representative of Panchayat/ Municipality; and the other one shall be a close relative.

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