PINTU SINGH @ SHINARAYAN SINGH v. The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : : For the Petitioner/s For the Opposite Party/s : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER Mr.Chandra Mohan Jha Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap 2 25-02-2023 Heard the parties. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution story, the daughter of the informant was married to one Prabhu Narayan Singh. It is alleged by the informant that the family members of the husband of her daughter killed her on the pretext of non- fulfillment of demand for dowry. The petitioner had played the role of agua (mediator) in the solemnization of marriage of informant’s daughter. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and have committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67430 of 2022(2) dt.25-02-2023 the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the husband of the deceased and his family members. He has been made accused in the present case only because he was the mediator. He further submits that the husband of the deceased is already in judicial custody. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Kudra P.S. Case No.212 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. shikha/- U T (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)