Ram Nandan Prasad @ Ram Nandan Gope v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15172 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2020 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna ====================================================== Ram Nandan Prasad @ Ram Nandan Gope S/O Pradeep Gope R/O VillageChintamanchak, P.S.- Pandarak, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-08-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceeding.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceeding. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pandarak P.S. Case No. 22 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegation against the petitioner is that petitioner along with husband of the deceased (informant's daughter) and other family members had killed daughter of the informant by administering her poison due to non fulfillment of demanded dowry. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and has not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15172 of 2021(3) dt.18-08-2021 2/2 committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He submits that there is no specific overt act against the petitioner and petitioner is father-inlaw of the deceased. He further submits that he has filed the supplementary affidavit stating therein that husband of the deceased has surrendered in the court below on 06.08.2021. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 12.09.2020. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition. Considering the facts aforesaid and the fact that petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Pandarak P.S. Case No. 22 of 2020.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) GAURAV S./- U T