Pravin Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65378 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2020 Thana- BELHAR District- Banka ====================================================== PRAVIN PANDIT Son of Mahendra Pandit R/v- Kharaundha, P.S.- Belhar, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Mukherjee, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-03-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 302 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused persons are alleged to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant after 12 years of her marriage. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65378 of 2022(2) dt.20-03-2023 2/2 case. The husband of the deceased was not made accused in this case. Learned counsel has further submitted that the informant is not the eye-witness of this case. The petitioner is the devar of the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate bench vide order dated 13.05.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 72339 of 2021. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 21.07.2022. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the allegation being general and omnibus, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Banka in connection with Belhar P.S. Case No. 115 of 2020.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T