Laltu Mehta @ Laltu Kumar @ Laltu Kumar Mehta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3521 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-106 Year-2023 Thana- SHANKARPUR District- Madhepura ====================================================== Laltu Mehta @ Laltu Kumar @ Laltu Kumar Mehta Son Of Jai Kumar Mehta Resident Of Village - Hasanpura, Ward No.- 05, P.S.- Shankerpur, District - Madhepura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-02-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. This is the 2nd attempt of the petitioner. Earlier the bail application of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 27.02.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 73284 of 2023.

3. The petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he is alleged to have killed the deceased.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3521 of 2025(2) dt.05-02-2025 2/2 Petitioner is in custody since 30.06.2023. He further submits that the trial is being delayed by the prosecution and the charges have not been yet framed.

6. Learned A.P.P. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

7. Considering the period of custody and the delay in trial, this application for regular bail is allowed.

8. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Madhepura/concerned Court below in connection with Shankerpur P.S. Case No. 106 of 2023 subject to condition that:- (i) The petitioner shall appear in the trial regularly either personally or through his lawyer and shall cooperate in the trial and noncooperation in the trial shall result in cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T