Bhrigunath Pathak v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1413 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -55 Year- 2017 Thana -DURAULI District- SIWAN ====================================================== Bhrigunath Pathak, son of Late Pandit Pathak, resident of Village- Narauli, Police Station- Darauli, District- Siwan.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-02-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Darauli P.S.Case No. 55 of 2017 registered under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian penal Code.

Allegation in brief is that informant's daughter was married with the petitioner's son in the year 2013 and for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, she was killed.

Submission is that husband of the deceased used to quarrel and allegation is specific against the husband and petitioner is the father-in-law, an old person.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner, namely, Bhrigunath Pathak, is directed to be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1413 of 2018 (3) dt.09-02-2018 2/2 learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Siwan in connection with Darauli P.S. Case No. 55 of 2017 with condition that one of the bailor must be his close family member. Petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date during trial and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without any reasonable cause and/or found tampering with the evidence, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled.

(Arun Kumar, J) Sujit/- U T