Pannalal Das v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49103 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2024 Thana- PURUSHOTTAMPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Pannalal Das Son of Late Shankar Das Resident of Vill- Purushottampur, P.S.- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran 2.
Ranjeet Das Son of Pannalal Das Resident of Vill- Purushottampur, P.S.- Purushottampur, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Shantanu Kumar For the Informant : Mr. Avinajh Raj ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-08-2024
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Purushottampur P.S. Case No. 13 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, petitioners and others are said to have committed the murder of informant's daughter for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case as they are distant relatives of the deceased. Petitioner no.1 is brother of the father-in-law of the deceased and petitioner no. 2 is son of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49103 of 2024(2) dt.07-08-2024 2/2 petitioner no. 1 and both are residing separately from the deceased family. Petitioners bear no criminal antecedent. He further submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioners and they have nothing to do with the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that petitioners having no say in the family affairs of the deceased.
5. The learned A.P.P. for the State as well learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping in view clean antecedent of petitioners, petitioners having no say in the family affairs of the deceased, argument advanced on behalf of both sides, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Purushottampur P.S. Case No. 13 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Alok Kumar Pandey, J) vashudha/- U T