Law Kumar Mehta @ Law Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73500 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2021 Thana- KUTUMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== LAW KUMAR MEHTA @ LAW KUMAR VERMA Son of Suresh Mehta R/o Dadhpa Bigaha, P.S.- Kutumba, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Mr.Udbhav Mr. Vaishnavi Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akshay Lal Pandit ====================================================== 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 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, in brief, is that the petitioner along with his family members used to torture and assault the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand. It is further alleged that on 22.9.2021, the informant came to know that his daughter was killed by the accused persons after that, this case has been registered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is husband of the deceased due to which he has falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73500 of 2022(6) dt.25-07-2023 2/3 been implicated in the present case. There is no prior complaint against the petitioner regarding demand of dowry or torture to the deceased. It is also submitted that the deceased was died due to breast cancer. As per para-2 of the supplementary affidavit, it is evident that during course of trial, informant of this case has been examined as prosecution witness no.4 but he has not supported the prosecution case. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petitioner and languishing in judicial custody since 17.11.2021. 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 period 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 Kutumba Town P.S. Case No. 157 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Aurangabad. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T

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