Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61573/2024bail granted

Indrdeo Mandal @ Indradeo Mandal @ Indradev Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-11Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61573 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1134 Year-2023 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Indrdeo Mandal @ Indradeo Mandal @ Indradev Mandal Son Of Banarsi Mandal Resident Of Village - Parmanandpur Khabas, P.S. - Ghogha, District - Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anupa Nand Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 11-09-2024 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable in connection with Kahalgoan (Ghogha) P. S. Case No.1134 of 2023 under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against 9 named accused persons including the petitioner. The informant has alleged that accused No.1 ( presently who is in custody, was married to informant's daughter) and other accused persons had demanded dowry of Rs.50,000/- and allegation of torture is also there.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61573 of 2024(2) dt.11-09-2024 2/2 that the petitioner is old aged person and he is a father-in-law of the deceased. He further submits that the petitioner was not residing with his son rather he is living separately.

5. Counsel further submits that husband of the informant's daughter is already in custody.

6. Counsel also submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

7. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail, but submits that from the pleadings, it transpires that husband of the deceased is in custody.

8. In the present facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.D.J.-XIII, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgoan (Ghogha) P. S. Case No.1134 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Prakashmani/- U T