Chandradip Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2555 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2021 Thana- DIDARGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== CHANDRADIP CHAUDHARY S/O LATE PRASAD CHAUDHARY Resident of Village- Deedarganj, P.S.- Deedarganj, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Krishna Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pranav Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 21-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of killing the daughter of the informant, due to nonfulfillment of further dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2555 of 2023(4) dt.21-06-2023 2/3 committed no offence. Petitioner is the husband of the deceased. There is no any prior complaint regarding demanding of dowry, assaulting, harassment and torturing to the deceased against the petitioner and others. He submitted that the family members of the deceased participated in the funeral ceremony, as apparent from the prosecution case. The deceased died due to high fever, pain on the body and local treatment was being made but she could not survived, during investigation several independent witnesses have supported the prosecution case, which is mentioned in paras- 44 and 45 of the case diary. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 05.04.2022. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that the death has occurred within seven years of marriage.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering 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 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2555 of 2023(4) dt.21-06-2023 3/3 Judge-1st, Patna City, Patna in connection with Didarganj P.S. Case No. 106 of 2021.

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