Pradeep Kumar Sahani @ Pradeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6656 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-340 Year-2022 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar Sahani @ Pradeep Kumar S/O Jhunilal Sahani VillageMajhariya, Ps. Piprakothi, Dist. East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 18-04-2024
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Piprakothi P.S. Case no. 340 of 2022 registered under sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his daughter who was married to the petitioner herein was done to death on account of non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry by way of Rs. 10,00,000 for starting a business.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason of his being the husband of the deceased. The allegations are false and concocted. Even in the postmortem examination,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6656 of 2024(3) dt.18-04-2024 2/2 the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to hanging. The petitioner is in custody since 4.7.2023.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State who submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and charge-sheet has been submitted under sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the F.I.R, the petitioner being the husband of the deceased and the material that has transpired in course of investigation including chargesheet having been submitted under section 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.
7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Harsh/- U T