Aalam @ Md. Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69016 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2022 Thana- SIKTI District- Araria ====================================================== AALAM @ MD. ALAM SON OF LATE KALCHU R/O VILLAGEGADAHAKAT, WARD NO.8, P.S.- SIKTY, DISTRICT- ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-03-2023 Let the defect(s), if any, pointed out by the office be removed within three weeks from the date of this order, failing which the matter be listed again under the appropriate heading for necessary action.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sikti P.S. Case No.81 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution, the informant's daughter(deceased) was strangulated to death by this petitioner along with other co-accused persons over non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69016 of 2022(2) dt.17-03-2023 2/2 The main submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner are that the petitioner is elder brother of the husband of the deceased, in the FIR there is no specific allegation against him and the marriage of the victim took place six years ago as per the FIR and petitioner was residing separately from the husband of the deceased at the time of alleged incident and he has been languishing in jail since 07.06.2022 and against him the investigation has been completed and several persons have been named in the FIR and the petitioner was made accused mainly on the basis of suspicion.

Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer.

In view of the facts, as stated above, in the opinion of this Court a lenient approach can be taken in respect of the petitioner's prayer, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Sikti P.S. Case No.81 of 2022.

(Shailendra Singh, J) sangam/- U T