Patna High CourtCR. MISC./77332/2019bail granted

Lalit Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

2019-12-02Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77332 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2019 Thana- JALE District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Lalit Sharma Son of Ramchandra Sharma Residence of Mohalla/VillageMalikpur, P.S.-Jalley, District-Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kedar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Kedar Tanti, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 02-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Kedar Tanti, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Jale PS Case No. 89 of 2019 dated 24.06.2019 instituted under Sections 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The petitioner, along with eight others, is accused of burning to death the sister of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he is the husband of the sister of the deceased's husband and has nothing to do in the entire episode. It was submitted that the deceased was married for 17 years and has three children. It was submitted that the petitioner was married about 27 years back. Learned counsel submitted that though the allegation is that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77332 of 2019 dt.02-12-2019 2/2 deceased was regularly tortured, but during 17 years of marriage there was no formal complaint anywhere before any authority. It was further submitted that all the relatives, including the father and brother of the petitioner, also have been made accused though they are living separately and far away in a different village. It was submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 29.09.2019 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Mr. Kedar Tanti, learned APP supported the version of learned counsel for the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate I, Darbhanga in Jale PS Case No. 89 of 2019.

7. The application stands disposed off in the aforementioned terms.

(Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J) Anjani/- AFR/NAFR U T