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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./9066/2021bail granted

Nawal Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

2022-04-11Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9066 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2020 Thana- CHAKIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== NAWAL CHAUDHARY SON OF LATE RAMAGYA CHAUDHARY Resident of Village - Pokhariya Tola, P.S.- Chakia, Dist.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dinesh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-04-2022 Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove all the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within one month. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 248 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 304 B & 34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per allegation, co-accused Chandan Kumar was married to the informant's daughter in the year 2019. His daughter was subjected to cruelty by the husband and in-laws for nonfulfillment of dowry demand and lastly she was done to death. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and he has no concern with day to day affairs of the couple. He has submitted further that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9066 of 2021(9) dt.11-04-2022 2/2 husband Chandan Kumar faced trial in Session Trial No. 209 of 2021 and he was acquitted by the judgment and order dated 30.11.2021 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-19th, East Champaran at Motihari. The copy of the judgment has been filed with supplementary affidavit. Paragraph No. 8 of that judgment contains the statement of the informant in which the informant has stated that the matrimonial inmates never demanded dowry. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 248 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

Office shall ensure that all defects are removed by the petitioner within the stipulated time provided in para-1 hereinabove, failing which the matter shall be brought to the notice of this Court. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) SONALI/- U T