Ashutosh Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41818 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -87 Year- 2015 Thana -CHAKIA DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Ashutosh Kumar Verma, son of Pramod Kumar Verma, resident of villageLachnauta, P.S.-Sathi, District-West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

Allegation against the petitioner is to have tortured and killed daughter of the informant on account of non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has got no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 16.5.2015. Chargesheet has been submitted in the case for offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. There is no allegation of tampering of evidence against the petitioner. Allegation made in the F.I.R. is not supported by the witnesses. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and chargesheet has been submitted for offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41818 of 2015 (3) dt.15-10-2015 2 / 2 of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Chakiya P.S. Case no. 87 of 2015.

(Sudhir Singh, J) sudip/- U T