Vijay Kumar Rai @ Vijay Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77966 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-790 Year-2022 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Vijay Kumar Rai @ Vijay Rai Son Of Ramjee Rai Resident Of Village - Rahimpur, P.S.- Sonepur, Distt.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gajendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Anurag Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 06-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of dowry death of informant's daughter due to non fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and being the husband of the deceased, he has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that there is no prior complaint of assault and harassment. There was cordial relation between

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77966 of 2023(2) dt.06-12-2023 2/2 the petitioner and his wife and they have blessed with a child out of her wedlock. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 27.01.2023. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 790 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge V, Saran at Chapra.

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