Md. Arshad Ali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.12679 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -188 Year- 2015 Thana -GOVINDGANJ DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Md. Arshad Ali, Son of Prem Mia @ Nesar Mia, Resident of Radhia (Rai Tola), P.S. Govindganj, District - East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Anis Akhtar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S.Dayal(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 18-03-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the daughter of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case is of killing the daughter of the informant after two years of marriage for nonfulfillment of the dowry demand. It is specifically alleged that on 15.06.2015 the petitioner brought the daughter of the informant from her parents' house to in-laws house and killed her on 30.06.2015.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12679 of 2016 (2) dt.18-03-2016 2/2 petitioner that only on suspicion the accusation has been levelled. The informant has subsequently retracted from the initial version and filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below.

Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with Govindganj P.S. Case No. 188 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, District - East Champaran.

Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected.

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