Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80910 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-221 Year-2024 Thana- BANJARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.

Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Sah S/O Chandrika Sah R/O Village- Budhwa, PostKukurjari, P.S- Ramgarhwa, Distt.- East Champaran, Motihari. 2.

Chanchal Devi W/O Chandrika Sah R/O Village- Budhwa, Post- Kurkurjari, P.S- Ramgarhwa, Distt.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate Mr. Dhandev Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioners apprehend arrest in connection with Banjariya P.S. Case No. 221 of 2024, registered under Sections 80, 238, 3(5) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, the petitioners along with other co-accused persons have committed murder of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80910 of 2024(3) dt.10-01-2025 2/2 present case. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that the petitioners are brother-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. No specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioners. Husband of the deceased is in judicial custody. It is next submitted that the petitioners are separate in mess and business from the husband of the deceased. The petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Banjariya P.S. Case No. 221 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T