Deepak Singh @ Deepak Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60959 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2020 Thana- SIKRAUL District- Buxar ====================================================== DEEPAK SINGH @ DEEPAK KUMAR SINGH SON OF LAXMAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BARKAGAON TOLA, P.S- SIKRAUL DISTRICT- BUXAR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Shankar Pathak For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramesh Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 498(A), 365/34 and 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of additional dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by throttling.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is husband of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has never demanded any thing from the deceased or her family

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60959 of 2023(4) dt.29-01-2024 2/3 members.. Prior to the alleged occurrence, informant had visited to his daughter's matrimonial home for settling the dispute between the deceased and the petitioner. In para 60, 61 and 63 of the case diary, statement of the independent witnesses are available in which they have stated that deceased herself committed suicide by hanging and the information of her death was provided to her parents. Petitioner with support of his relatives has cremated her dead body in Buxar and receipt in respect of cremation, he has received from Buxar Nagar Parishad. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 20.07.2022. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant and submitted that petitioner is husband of the deceased and she died at her matrimonial home.

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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Buxar in connection with Sikraul P.S. Case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60959 of 2023(4) dt.29-01-2024 3/3 No. 146 of 2020.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma2203/- U