Umesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54476 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2023 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== UMESH SINGH S/o Late HARI NARAYAN SINGH Resident of village - Habibpur, P.S. - Baligaon, Distt. - Vaishali, At present vill - Susta, P.S. - Sadar, Distt. - Muzaffarpur (Renter in the house of Sone Lal Sharma) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hari Kishore Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gulnar Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 498(A), 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of additional dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by the accused persons.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has never demanded

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54476 of 2023(2) dt.29-08-2023 2/2 any thing from the deceased. He is living separately from the deceased and her husband. The sole responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Husband is already in custody. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 28.02.2023.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Muzaffarpur in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 212 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U