The Patna High Court released the petitioner on bail in a case under Sections 304B and 201/34 IPC alleging dowry death. The court considered the petitioner's age and the bail order passed for his son-in-law's family members.
Release on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount to the learned Judicial Magistrate.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26203 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -148 Year- 2013 Thana -SALIMPUR District- PATNA ====================================================== 1. Dhanpat Ram Son of Late Jangi Ram resident of village - Rupas Mahaji, P.S. Salimpur, District - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bindeshwar Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr.Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being grand father of the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 12.4.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after two years of marriage for non fulfillment of dowry demands.
It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is 75 years old and claims to be separate from the husband of the victim. More over, the mother and brother of the husband of the victim have been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 1177 of 2015.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26203 of 2015 (2) dt.24-07-2015
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Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner 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 learned JM, Barh in connection with Salimpur P.S. Case No. 148 of 2013.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)
Anil/U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, an elderly person and grand-father of the victim's husband, should be released on bail in a dowry death case where the mother and brother of the victim's husband were granted a
Dhanpat Ram
The State of Bihar
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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