The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in an FIR alleging dowry death. The court directed surrender within six weeks and fixed a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties under Section 438(2) CrPC.
Petitioner released on anticipatory bail by furnishing bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties prior to arrest or surrender.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.657 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-328 Year-2018 Thana- LAHERIMUHALLA District- Nalanda
====================================================== Upendra Ravidas Chhotan Ram Mohalla-Bari Pahari,P.S-Laheri,Distt.Nalanda
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mahendra Prasad Bhartee For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sri Indra Kumar Singh ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER
3 20-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P.
The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in connection with Laheri P.S.Case No. 328 of 2018, registered for offences punishable under Sections 304B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.
Allegation as per F.I.R. against the petitioner, who happens to be the Gotiya of the deceased, is that in-laws family of the deceased always subjecting her to cruelty due to non fulfillment of demand of dowry and later on, she died.
Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner
is that the petitioner has committed no offence and he has falsely been implicated in this case due to misunderstanding and the petitioner is only Gotiya and he has no criminal antecedent.
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.657 of 2019(3) dt.20-02-2019 2/2
Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and
circumstances, as discussed above, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of six weeks from the date of the order, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- ( Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Laheri P.S.Case No. 328 of 2018 to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 ( 2) Cr.P.C. with other that bailors should be local having sufficient immovable property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned.
(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J)
sudha/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in offences under Sections 304B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Upendra Ravidas Chhotan Ram
The State Of Bihar
Vinod Kumar Sinha
As recorded by the court registry
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