Pukar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65591 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2022 Thana- AZIMABAD District- Bhojpur ====================================================== PUKAR CHAUDHARY Son of Late Narayan Chaudhary Resident of Village-Nariyadih, Post-Bargaon, P.S.-Azimabad, District-Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Yogendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 31-10-2023 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 498(A), 304(B) and 210 of the IPC and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Act. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of additional dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by the accused persons.

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 or her family members. The sole

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65591 of 2023(2) dt.31-10-2023 2/2 responsibility to take care of wife is upon husband and not against his family members. Husband is in custody. Petitioner has no concern with mess and business either with the deceased or with her husband. He is living separately. Petitioner is old mad of 63 years and languishing in judicial custody since 22.12.2022.

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, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Azimabad P.S. Case No. 73 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U