Naveen Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

(FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA VIDEO APPLICATION) CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6157 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-114 Year-2019 Thana- SAKRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== NAVEEN CHAUDHARY Son of Vinay Chaudhary Resident of VillageSundarpur, P.S.- Sakra, Distt- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 09-06-2020 This application has been placed for consideration by the order of the Hon'ble the Chief Justice through virtual court proceeding.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner in the present case is seeking regular bail in connection with Sakra (Bariyarpur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 114 of 2019 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and Section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the alleged occurrence is said to have taken place on 26.02.2019, it will appear that the First Information Report has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6157 of 2020(4) dt.09-06-2020 2/2 been registered on 19.03.2019.

Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner. He has read out the statement of the victim lady who subsequently died. There are other witnesses who have supported the prosecution story. The statement of the victim lady was recorded while she was under treatment in the Sri Krishna Memorial College and Hospital at Muzaffarpur. The victim lady has made allegations against the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, wherein the victim lady has herself made statements against the petitioner and subsequently died and the same have been supported by witnesses in course of investigation, petitioner being the husband of the deceased lady, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

This application is dismissed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) SUSHMA2/Arvind U T Note: The ordersheet duly signed has been attached with the record. However, in view of the present arrangements, during Pandemic period all concerned shall act on the basis of the copy of the order uploaded on the High Court website under the heading 'Judicial Orders Passed During The Pandemic Period'.