Ajay Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.64956 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2018 Thana- BISHUNPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Jha Son of Late Sitaram Jha Resident of Village-Ojhoul,P.O.- Ojhoul,P.S.-Bahadurpur,Distt.-Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amrit Abhijat For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Smt. Gulnar Begam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 01-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in connection with Bishanpur P.S. Case No. 68 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 304(B), 201, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against petitioner is of killing the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is father-in-law of deceased and he separately lives from his son. Petitioner is 62 years old and he has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 22.08.2018.

Learned Counsel for the informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of regular bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.64956 of 2018(2) dt.01-11-2018 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. VIIth, Darbhanga, in connection with Bishanpur P.S. Case No. 68 of 2018 subject to the conditions that:-

(1) Bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned.

(2) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be represented on each and every date fixed by the court.

(3) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

(S. Kumar, J) veena/- U T