Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23331/2017bail granted

Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2017-05-23Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23331 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -96 Year- 2016 Thana -BIND District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Sonu Kumar, S/o Santosh Yadav, resident of Village- Govindpur, Police Station- Bind, District- Nalanda.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Premchandra Yadav, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mrs. Suman Kumari Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-05-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since 22.03.2017 in connection with Bind P.S. Case No. 96/2016 for the offences instituted under Sections 304(B) and 201/34 of the IPC. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons killed the sister of the informant due to non-fulfilment of dowry demand.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 22.03.2017. There is no allegation of tampering of the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is the brother-in-law (Dewar) of the deceased. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23331 of 2017 (2) dt.23-05-2017 2/2 The other co-accused has been granted bail by another co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 13438 of 2017 on 19.05.2017.

On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Bind P.S. Case No. 96/2016. (Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T