Patna High CourtCR. MISC./15525/2025bail rejected

Amar Mandal @ Amarnath Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-14Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15525 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-391 Year-2023 Thana- DUMRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Amar Mandal @ Amarnath Mandal S/O Vinod Mandal Resident of VillageRampur Bakhari, P.S- Dumra, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Birendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 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 Dumra P.S. Case No. 391 of 2023 dated 09.08.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 302 and 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 due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 2,00,000/- 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.15525 of 2025(2) dt.14-05-2025 2/2 any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 14.11.2024.

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 who killed his wife due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Learned counsel has further submitted that the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 27.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 83823/2023. It is further submitted that the plea of alibi may not be taken for consideration at this stage.

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 at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U