Sonu Sharma @ Sonu Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73359 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2023 Thana- CHANDAN District- Banka ====================================================== SONU SHARMA @ SONU KUMAR SHARMA S/O DABLU SHARMA R/O CHANDAN, P.S- CHANDAN, DISTT.- BANKA.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-02-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is a case of "dowry death".

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is brother-in-law (bhaisur) of the deceased. There is no specific allegation alleged against the petitioner and he is separate in mess & property and have got no concern with the affairs of the deceased and her husband. He next submits that husband of the deceased is already in custody. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73359 of 2023(3) dt.29-02-2024 2/2

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka, in connection with Chandan P.S. Case No. 89 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T