Anil Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20412 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-780 Year-2022 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE DistrictVaishali ====================================================== Anil Sahani Son of Suresh Sahani Resident of Village - Sirsa Ramrai, Mallah Tola, P.S. - Lalganj, District - Vaishali.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

Laxminiya Devi Wife of Sukeshar Sahani, Resident of Village - Etbarpur, P.S. - Lalganj, District - Vaishali.

... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Parties :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the complainant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Vaishali Complaint Case No. (C-1) 780 of 2022, dated 11.03.2022, wherein cognizance has been taken under Section 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 committed murder of the complainant's two grand-daughters due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 2,00,000/- as dowry. Further, on 03.03.2022, the petitioner and the co-accused persons killed the complainant's daughter and disappeared the dead body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20412 of 2025(2) dt.30-04-2025 2/2 The allegation levelled in the complaint petition is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the complainant petition. In fact, the victim died at the hospital during treatment. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submits that petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The victim was subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry and she died within seven years of her marriage. Further, the petitioner and co-accused persons have also murdered two granddaughters of the informant. Thus, it is a case of triple murder.

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

7. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

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