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Dhananjay Das @ Bechan Das vs The State Of Bihar on 16 November, 2011

Patna High Court – Orders
Dhananjay Das @ Bechan Das vs The State Of Bihar on 16 November, 2011
                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                  Cr.Misc. No.36268 of 2011
      Dhananjay Das @ Bechan Das S/O Pusho Das @ Kusheshwar Das R/O Vill.- Hathauri, P.S.-
      Hayaghat, Distt.- Darbhanga                               ............. Petitioner.
                                            Versus
      The State of Bihar                                     ........... Opposite Party.
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02/ 16.11.2011 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of

the petitioner.

Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner is languishing in custody since

31.05..2011 in a case registered under Sections 364, 366, 376, 302,

201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is alleged against the petitioner that he along with

Shyam Das and Sheo Shankar Das mediated the marriage of the

informant’s sister with Ranjeet Kumar. It is also alleged by the

informant that the villagers conveyed that Arbind Poddar, this

petitioner and one Ramanand Poddar and Sheo Shankar Das

committed rape with the victim and disposed of the dead body.

Subsequently the police also recorded confession of this petitioner.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner

that the post-mortem report reflects no external injury and in the

opinion of the doctor victim died due to asphyxia. The thrust of

accusation is against the husband and accordingly, confession before

the police is not admissible. Though, the post-mortem report reflects

that due to the decomposition of the dead body the accurate opinion

could not be given but no trace has been found with regard to the

offence of forceful physical relationship with the victim.

Considering the fact that there appears to be no eye
witness to the occurrence, let the petitioner namely Dhananjay Das

@ Bechan Das, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of

Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in

connection with Hayaghat P.S. Case No. 31 of 2011.

( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)
DKS/