IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65737 of 2021

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2020 Thana- GOPALPUR District- West Champaran

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Ramdhari Sah Son of Shri Bigan Sah @ Vigan Sah Resident of village -

Tengrahiya, P.S.- Gopalpur, District - Bettiah (West Champaran)

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s

:

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ramchandra Sahni

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

ORAL ORDER

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15-04-2022

Heard both parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner seeks bail in Gopalpur P.S. Case No.

131 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under

Sections 302, 498(A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the FIR, daughter of the informant was married

with petitioner 15 years ago and out of the said wedlock she was

having three children. After marriage, informant’s daughter was

subjected to torture and cruelty by the accused persons

including this petitioner. It is further alleged that all the accused

persons including this petitioner committed murder of the

daughter of informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of

dowry by strangulating.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that

petitioner is husband of the deceased. Entire allegation is false

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and concocted and no such occurrence has taken place. There is

general and omnibus allegation. During course of investigation,

number of witnesses have stated that on the alleged date of

occurrence, there was function of Griha Pravesh at the house of

brother of petitioner and wife of petitioner was not ready to

allow her husband and children to participate in that function.

The children were insisting to participate in the funciton,

petitioner along with children went for walk at the bank of river

to divert the attention of children, when petitioner’s wife noticed

that all the four persons were not present, thereafter out of anger

she committed suicide. The police after investigation submitted

chargesheet under Sction 306 IPC. Petitioner is in custody

since 14.08.2021 having no criminal antecedent.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case,

the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on

furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two

sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran

in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 131 of 2020.

vinita/-

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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