The court granted interim bail to the petitioner, who was a suspect in an alleged honour-killing case under IPC, to be released after charge-framing. The petitioner was in custody since October 2017.
Petitioner released on bail after framing of charge with bond of Rs.20,000 plus two sureties of similar amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10459 of 2018
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -298 Year- 2017 Thana -MAJHAULIA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH)
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.... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh,APP
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
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Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302/201 of the Indian Penal Code.
Dead body of the daughter of the petitioner was noticed in an Aluminum container box by the local chowkidar and FIR was lodged against unknown. During investigation, it was suspected that the matter is of honour killing.
Submission is that the petitioner is in custody since 11.10.2017. Except suspicion, noting is there against the petitioner. Investigation of the case is already complete and the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the
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trial. The impugned order reveals that the petitioner had confessed before the police that he had committed the murder, as the victim was in love affairs with a relative Sarvesh Upadhyay.
Considering the entire facts aforesaid, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail after framing of the charge on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/(Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Majhaulia Police Station Case No.298 of 2017, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall fully cooperate with the trial of the case, failing which the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner.
(Birendra Kumar, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be released on bail pending charge-framing in a case involving murder and honour killing.
Dinanath Mishra
State of Bihar
Birendra Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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