The High Court at Patna granted bail to the petitioner in a criminal case involving allegations of setting kerosene on fire leading to death. The petitioner was released on furnishing a bond with sureties subject to standard conditions.
Petitioner released on bail by furnishing bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of like amount to the CJ.M.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6138 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-480 Year-2015 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada
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Ravi Pandit aged 52 years S/o Latan Pandit Resident of Village- Bundel Khand, P.S- Nawada (Bundel Khand), District- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Hansraj For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Naresh Ray ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 22-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
Petitioner seeks bail in Nawada Town (Bundel Khand) P.S.Case No.480 of 2015 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 427, 307/34 and 302 of the I.P.C.
Allegation against the petitioner along with other accused persons is of pouring kerosene oil on the daughter of the informant, namely, Sushila Devi and lit her on account of partition dispute which led to her death.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and the deceased were not on good term and both were living separately and a criminal case under Section 498(A) of the I.P.C. was pending against the petitioner who happens to be the husband of the deceased. In fact, in course of cooking the deceased caught fire and sustained burn injury. The
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petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 01.10.2018.
Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Nawada, in Nawada Town (Bundel Khand) P.S.Case No.480 of 2015 subject to the conditions that :-
(1) Bailors should be of local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the court concerned.
(2) Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and his absence on two consecutive dates without proper and sufficient reason the trial court will be at liberty to cancel his bail bond.
(3) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnessses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.
(S. Kumar, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner shall be granted bail upon furnishing a bond and sureties under the circumstances of the case.
Ravi Pandit
The State of Bihar
S. Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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