Patna High CourtCR. MISC./14942/2024rejected

Deepak Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2024-05-07Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14942 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-280 Year-2023 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Deepak Rai S/o- Ram Pravesh Rai resident of village -Nehalpur, p.s.- Minapur, Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Minapur P.S. Case No. 280 of 2023 dated 09.07.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter by hanging due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 2,00,000/- and one 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 petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner neither demanded

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14942 of 2024(3) dt.07-05-2024 2/2 any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 08.12.2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It is submitted that the P.M. report shows that the deceased died due to Asphyxia as a result of antemortem hanging.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on bail.

7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of 9 months.

8. The application stands rejected.

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