Indarjeet Kumar Jha @ Indrajeet Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63559 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-325 Year-2022 Thana- KEWATI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Indarjeet Kumar Jha @ Indrajeet Jha Son Of Mithilesh Jha Resident Of Village_ Ladari, P.S._ Keoti, District_ Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subhash Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 10-10-2023 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 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, deceased was married to the petitioner in the year 2017. It is alleged that due to nonfulfillment of additional dowry demand, she was being killed by the accused persons by administering poison. Thereafter, accused persons started cremation of dead body without informing her parents.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63559 of 2023(2) dt.10-10-2023 2/2 thing from the deceased or her family members. After getting the true knowledge of the fact, informant had given an application before learned Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga that deceased had died due to ailment followed by heart attack. No one had killed her. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 20.7.2023 without his fault.

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, Darbhanga in connection with Keoti P.S. Case No. 325 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U