Tej Narayan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71469 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2022 Thana- KATHAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== TEJ NARAYAN SINGH S/O LATE JITU SINGH Resident of VillageThatiya, P.S.- Kathaiya District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mithilesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pushpa Sinha.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 25-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 201, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, it is a case of causing death of the grand daughter of the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner in-connivance with others, killed his grand daughter and disposed off her dead body.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case on the basis of suspicion. There is no eye witness of the alleged occurrence who happens to support the case of the prosecution. During course of investigation, no any consistent material has come on record

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71469 of 2022(6) dt.25-07-2023 2/2 which suggests the complicity of the petitioner. It is also submitted vide para-10 of the petition that the grand daughter of the petitioner went to Muzaffarpur on her own volition and due to sudden cause of Sun-stroke, she died at the house of her Bua namely, Soni Devi, so the allegation regarding commission of murder is concocted and fabricated. The petitioner, aged about 65 years, has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 23.5.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Kathaiya P.S. Case No. 68 of 2022 on 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. IV (West), Muzaffarpur.

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