Patna High CourtCR. MISC./57287/2017dismissed

Pramod Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

2018-03-06Mr. Justice Sanjay Priya2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.57287 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -64 Year- 2014 Thana -SHIWAPATHI District- MUZAFFARPUR ======================================================

1. Pramod Mahto, son of Bishwanath Mahto, resident of villageSiwaipatti, P.S.-Siwaipatti, District-Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Panchanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 3/ 06-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in Siwaipatti P.S. Case No.64 of 2014 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 304-B, 201, 120-B/34 Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of the Sub-Judge-cum-9th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur.

Petitioner is husband of the deceased. There is allegation that he used to make demand of rupees twenty five thousand and when the informant showed his inability then he used to assault the daughter of the informant and also commit physical and mental torture with her. It is further alleged that he paid rupees five thousand to the petitioner on 06.06.2014, but the petitioner continued to commit physical and mental torture with

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.57287 of 2017 (3) dt.06-03-2018 2/2 the daughter of the informant. Finally, he committed murder of daughter of the informant, who was pregnant also, and his 11⁄2 year old grand-daughter.

Case diary has been received. Learned APP has submitted that in the case diary it is mentioned that both daughter and grand-daughter of the informant are traceless and their dead bodies have not been recovered. Police is still investigating the matter.

In such circumstances, this Court does not find it a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail.

Prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail is rejected.

Petitioner may surrender before the Court below and seek regular bail, which shall be considered and disposed off in accordance with law merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) JA/- U T