Priya Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2672 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2024 Thana- SARAIYA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Priya Ranjan Kumar S/o- Late Nawal Kishore Sharma Resident of villageSiuriama, Ps- Saraiya Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shantanu Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case, registered for the offence under Section 304(B) /34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. It is a case of 'Dowry Death'. As per F.I.R., the daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the accused persons including petitioner for dowry and on 29.01.2024, the informant received an information that his daughter has been murdered by the accused persons.

4. It is submitted on behalf of petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. Informant is not eye-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2672 of 2025(5) dt.03-07-2025 2/2 witness to the occurrence. Petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor committed any torture to the deceased. In fact, the deceased herself committed suicide by hanging and no such occurrence, as alleged in the F.I.R., took place.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail petition and submits that petitioner is husband of deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him of committing torture and demanding dowry of Rs. 2 Lakhs. Postmortem report shows that cause of death is Asphyxia due to hanging. Deceased died in an unnatural circumstances within seven years of marriage at her matrimonial home.

6. Considering the nature and gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T