Sonu Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6107 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-55 Year-2019 Thana- RIVILGANJ District- Saran ====================================================== SONU RAI, aged about 27 years (Male), Son of Sri Lalbabu Rai, Resident of Village- Goria Chapra, P.S.- Revelganj, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rajesh Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Revilganj P.S. Case No. 55 of 2019 for the offence registered under Sections 304(B) and 120(B)/34 of the I.P.C. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the accused persons including the petitioner killed the sister of the informant due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has been made accused in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6107 of 2022(3) dt.11-04-2022 2/2 the present case due to mistake of fact. Neither there is any eye witness to the alleged occurrence nor there is any circumstantial evidence to suggest the participation of the petitioner in the present case.

On behalf of the learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. As per postmortem report, 100% burn injury was found on the body of the deceased. The onus is upon the petitioner to explain the cause of death of the deceased.

Considering the nature of accusation, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The same is rejected in connection with Revilganj P.S. Case No. 55 of 2019, pending in the court of learned J.M. Ist Class, Saran at Chapra. If the petitioner surrenders in the learned court below and prays for regular bail the same shall be considered by the learned court below on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order of the Court.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T