Patna High CourtCR. MISC./70877/2023allowed

Dhananjay Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2024-01-23Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70877 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2020 Thana- PANCHRUKHI District- Siwan ====================================================== DHANANJAY SINGH S/O LATE RAGHUNATH SINGH VILLAGEGHORGAHIYA, PS. PACHRUKHI, DIST. SIWAN, BIHAR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar :

Mr. Prashant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 23-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per FIR, the informant alleged that the petitioner and co-accused persons committed murder of his son after throwing her son in a pond.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this present case due to dirty village politics. The informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence and there is no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70877 of 2023(3) dt.23-01-2024 2/2 specific allegation against the petitioner. From Postmortem Report, it came into light that the informant's son caused death as a result of asphyxia due to drowning. During investigation, no consistent material has been collected against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 21.07.2023.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer of Bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as judicial custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Pachrukhi P.S. Case No. 279 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-VI, Siwan.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) manishkumar/- U T