This is a bail application in a dowry-related murder case under Sections 304(B), 201 IPC. The court, considering the period of custody and the lack of involvement with the deceased family, granted bail to Sajan Kumar on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties.
Release on bail with a bond of Rs. 10,000 and two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5427 of 2023
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-786 Year-2021 Thana- KAHALGAON District- Bhagalpur
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Sajan Kumar Son Of Gopal Mandal Resident Of Village - Banshipur, P.S.Kahalgaon, District - Bhagalpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Chandrasekhar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Yogendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER
3 03-07-2023
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned A.P.P appearing on behalf of the State.
The petitioner is languishing in custody in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accusation is of killing the niece of the informant for non-fulfillment of dowry demand.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is brother-in-
law of the deceased and he had no concern with the day-do-day affairs of the deceased and her husband. The
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petitioner lives separately from the husband of the deceased. The petitioner is languishing in custody since
22.06.2022.
Considering the facts aforesaid and the period under custody, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/(Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-XIV, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon P.S.
Case No. 786 of 2021.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J)
Shageer/-
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be released on bail in a dowry death case at his stage of custody.
Whether the quantum of bail bonds and sureties should be fixed for the petitioner's release.
Whether the petitioner is innocent and was falsely implicated in the criminal case.
Sajan Kumar Son Of Gopal Mandal
Sunil Kumar Panwar
As recorded by the court registry
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