Manoj Jha @ Munna Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54368 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -47 Year- 2017 Thana -JANDAHA District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Manoj Jha @ Munna Jha S/o Krishna Kant Jha, R/o Village- Barbatta, P.S.- Jandaha, District- Vaishali.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Mritunjay Kumar Nirala ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 17-11-2017 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jandaha P.S.Case no.47 of 2017 registered for offences punishable under Sections 323, 341, 498(A), 304(B), 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of dowry death and he is said to be father-in-law.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that there is no specific allegation attributed against him and he is in custody for about three months.

Heard learned A.P.P. and the leaned counsel for the informant. They have opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that he is also instrumental in death of the deceased, however he

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54368 of 2017 (2) dt.17-11-2017 2/2 could not point out as to whether there is any specific allegation against the petitioner.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jandaha P.S.Case No.47 of 2017. With following conditions :

(i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be a local person having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the concerned court.

(ii) The petitioner will not induce any witness or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The petitioner shall co-operate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court and in the event of failure to appear before the court below on two consecutive dates without showing any genuine reasons, the prosecution is free to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is allowed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T