Shailesh Kumar @ Shailesh Paswan @ Deepak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7206 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-32 Year-2022 Thana- GURARU District- Gaya ====================================================== Shailesh Kumar @ Shailesh Paswan @ Deepak Kumar Son of Chandrika Paswan, Resident of Village- Mirdapur, P.S.- Guraru, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. (Dr.) Mrityunjaya Kr. Gautam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Guraru P.S. Case No. 32 of 2022, dated 05.03.2022, in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A and 304B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of informant was tortured, abused and then murdered by her husband and in-laws by administering her poison due to nonfulfillment of demand of motorcycle as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The deceased was suffering from stomach pain and while the petitioner along with his family members was taking

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7206 of 2025(2) dt.02-05-2025 2/2 the deceased to hospital, she died on the way. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased, who along with his family members has killed her on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, it is not a fit case for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected and the petitioner is directed to surrender before the concerned learned Court within six weeks from the date of this order and pray for regular bail, the concerned learned Court may consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner in accordance with law and on its own merits without being prejudiced by this order.

7. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T