Mahendra Sao v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60819 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2022 Thana- UPHARA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Mahendra Sao S/O Late Mangar Sao R/O Village- Saharsa, P.S- Uphara, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alka Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of additional dowry demand and ultimately accused persons set her on fire. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has never demanded any thing from the deceased. He is living separately from mess and business of the deceased and her husband. The sole

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60819 of 2023(2) dt.15-09-2023 2/2 responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Husband is in custody. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 20.01.2023.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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, Daudnagar, Aurangabad, Bihar in connection with Uphara P.S. Case No. 91 of 2022. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U