Ramji Singh @ Ramu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43223 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -225 Year- 2013 Thana -ARA MUFFSIL District- BHOJPUR ====================================================== Ramji Singh @ Ramu Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhu Narayan Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pradeep Nr. Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-09-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the victim has renewed his prayer for anticipatory in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The basic accusation is of torture and killing the daughter of the informant within three months of the marriage for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

The prayer for anticipatory bail was earlier rejected vide order dated 27.06.2014 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 7761 of 2014 by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court (now retired). It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that at the time of occurrence the petitioner was at Delhi and the victim died at her native place. Moreover, the informant has subsequently

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43223 of 2015 (2) dt.11-09-2015 2/2 retracted from his initial version and filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below.

Let the learned court below consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Ara Mufassil PS. Case No. 225 of 2013 pending in the court of learned JM, 1st Class, Ara Bhojpur. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T