Ashok Soni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6629 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -355 Year- 2015 Thana -SIKARPUR DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Ashok Soni son of Rameshwar Soni, resident of village- Murli Pipra, P.S.- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-03-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted under Sections 498-A, 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is that he along with his family members killed daughter of the informant due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has got no criminal antecedent. He has been made accused due to mistake of fact. There is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence. There is no circumstantial evidence to support implication of the petitioner in the present case. From perusal of Annexure-3 it is evident that the matter has been settled between the parties. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and husband of the deceased. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, same is rejected.

Any how, if petitioner surrenders in the court below, i.e.,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6629 of 2016 (3) dt.09-03-2016 2/2 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah, in connection with Shikarpur P.S Case no. 355 of 2015 within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, same shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Sudhir Singh, J) sudip/- U T