Manoj Kumar Verma @ Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1372 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-193 Year-2024 Thana- DELHA District- Gaya ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Verma @ Manoj Kumar S/o Funnu Sao @ Funnu Lal Swarnkar @ Funnu Lal Verma R/o Nai Sadak Andargaya Maulaganj, P.S - Vishnupad, Distt.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State as also learned counsel for the informant. 2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Delha P.S. Case No. 193 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 80 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3.

Prosecution case in short is that daughter of the informant has been done to death by her in-laws due to nonfulfillment of the demand of dowry. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 16-10-2024. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1372 of 2025(2) dt.22-01-2025 2/3 5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. Husband of the deceased is already in custody. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner, rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. Learned counsel goes on to submit that petitioner himself has informed the informant that her daughter has committed suicide. It is next submitted that postmortem report suggests that death was caused as a result of asphyxia due to hanging. Petitioner is separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, there being no direct allegation against the petitioner and clean antecedent of the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1372 of 2025(2) dt.22-01-2025 3/3 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Delha P.S. Case No. 193 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T