Rakesh Pradhan @ Rakesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23033 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-887 Year-2020 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== RAKESH PRADHAN @ RAKESH KUMAR S/O BASHISHTH MUNI PRADHAN R/o Mohalla- Jagdeo Nagar, P.S.- Aara Nawada, DistrictBhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arvind Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Prakash Chandra, Adv.

Mr.Madhura Nand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 27-10-2021 Heard the parties.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Aarah Nawada P.S. Case No.887 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case in short is that the daughter of the informant has been killed by her in-laws including the petitioner (husband of the deceased) due to non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case on suspicion only. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner rather the allegations are general and omnibus in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23033 of 2021(3) dt.27-10-2021 2/2 nature. Petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 16.11.2020.

Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that there is specific overt act against the petitioner, who is the husband of the deceased.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner named above. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

However, learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T