Ashok Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.15486 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -80 Year- 2008 Thana -BELDAUR District- KHAGARIA ====================================================== Ashok Yadav son of Kapo Yadav.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in jail since 18.01.2016 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prosecution case is that the daughter of the informant was married with the petitioner in the year 2005 when the victim was killed on 01.06.2008 for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. After investigation, chargesheet was submitted but the petitioner was ultimately arrested on 18.01.2016. Considering the fact that the victim died within three years of marriage and the petitioner was arrested after eight years of registration of FIR, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15486 of 2016 (2) dt.08-04-2016 2/2 Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 80 of 2008 pending in the court of learned 3rd Addl. Sessions Judge, Khagaria. (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T