Asharfi Bhagat @ Asharfi Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13608 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -137 Year- 2015 Thana -RAJPUR DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Asharfi Bhagat @ Asharfi Prasad, Son of Late Jhagru Bhagat, Resident of Village- Sidhwaliya, P.S- Rajepur, Dist.- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Dubey, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Ram Priya Saran Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 09.12.2017 in a case for the offence registered under Sections 304(B), 498(A), 302/34, 120(B), 149, 201 of the IPC and 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons including the petitioner killed the victim due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in the present case. There is no

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13608 of 2018 (2) dt.08-03-2018 2/2 allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased.

On behalf of the learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R/ complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M. Sadar, East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 137 of 2015.

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