Shanker Laheri @ Shankar Saw v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79295 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2024 Thana- Kavaiya District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Shanker Laheri @ Shankar Saw S/O Late Vishwnath Saw R/O Village- Indu Tola, Ward No- 7, P.S- Barahiya, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Rabi Bhushan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, learned APP for the State.

2.The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Kavaiya P.S. Case No. 124 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 126, 115, 351(2), 80 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution is that Sneha Kumari was married to one Gautam Kumar. It is alleged that she was subjected to cruelty on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand. Further allegation is that two months ago father of the deceased had brought her to her paternal house where Gautam Kumar, Rubi Devi, Teni Kumar and Laxman went there and assaulted the informant and his daughter afterwards daughter of the informant went in her room and committed suicide.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79295 of 2024(3) dt.11-02-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence.

5. From perusal of the FIR itself, it is clear that the petitioner was not present where the occurrence has taken place, petitioner is father-in-law.

6. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner.

7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Kavaiya P.S. Case No. 124 of 2024, he will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Prakash Narayan U T