Dharmendra Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2750 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -166 Year- 2015 Thana -MADHUBAN DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Dharmendra Sahani .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-01-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the victim is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant within a period of four years of the marriage for nonfulfillment of the dowry demand by causing burn injuries. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim died due accidental firearm injury and the informant has retracted from his initial version.

Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the learned court below consider the prayer for

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2750 of 2016 (2) dt.19-01-2016 2/2 regular bail of the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 166 of 2015 pending in the court of learned SDJM, Sikrahana, Motihari, East Champaran.

Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

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