Altaf Shah @ Altaf Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2108 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2024 Thana- JAMHOR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Altaf Shah @ Altaf Alam Son of Aslam Shah Resident of Village - Bharthauli Tola, Ansari Bigha, P.S. - Jamhore, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the State :

Md. Matloob Rab, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, marriage of daughter of informant was solemnized with this petitioner in the year 2020 as per Muslim rites and rituals. It is alleged that thereafter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, harassed and tortured the victim due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, committed her murder.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2108 of 2026(3) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. As a matter of fact, the deceased was mentally and physically exhausted due to illness of her child as the said child was suffering from paralysis and mental abnormalities due to which she committed suicide. Even as per F.I.R., marriage of petitioner and the deceased occurred three years ago and during the said period, no complain with regard to cruelty and harassment was made by the deceased. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he, along with his family members, committed murder of daughter of informant due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. Petitioner is husband of the deceased who died unnatural death at her matrimonial house within seven years of marriage.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation, gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of deceased, who died unnatural death at her matrimonial house within seven years of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2108 of 2026(3) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 marriage, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T