Hardeo Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.69878 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2018 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Hardeo Yadav Son of Prabhu Yadav Resident of Village-Bela,P.S. Jainagar,Distt.-Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arbind Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 323, 324, 307, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Later on Section 302/34 of I.P.C. has been added. The prosecution case, in short, is that the accused persons including the petitioner sprinkled kerosene oil on the body of the victim and set her on fire, due to which she sustained injuries and she was taken to the Hospital and she died in course of treatment.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.69878 of 2018(2) dt.27-11-2018 2/2 petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. He is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody. Other co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr.Misc.No.64399 of 2018. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Jai Nagar P.S. case No.268 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T