Suraj Basfor v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19526 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2024 Thana- Maghopur District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Suraj Basfor Son of Late Ramlakhan Basfor R/O village - Madhopur, P.S.- Madhopur, District - Gopalganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Madhopur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2024 dated 29.03.2024 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 304B read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3 / 4 of the DP Act.

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 a 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. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19526 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/2 petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up during the course of the investigation. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 15.01.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting the petitioner is the husband of the deceased. It is further stated that independent witness has stated that the accused Rina Devi in connivance with the petitioner used to assault the deceased. It is further stated that as per the postmortem report, uterus gravid approx 5-6 months (dead fetus insitu) and urinary bladder empty have also been found on the person of the deceased.

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 on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected. (Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T