Umesh Chaudhari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22729 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2024 Thana- RAJGIR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Umesh Chaudhari S/o Karu Chaudhari R/o Vill.- Vishthapit Nagidh, P.S.- Rajgir, District- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranvijay Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pranav Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 29-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner makes a prayer for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation in the FIR is that the informant's daughter was done to death on account of non fulfillment of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is cousin father-in-law of the deceased, who is separate in both residence and mess. Further, there is no allegation of demand of dowry and torture upon the petitioner and it would appear from the FIR itself, that the informant was informed the fact that the deceased had jumped into the well

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22729 of 2025(3) dt.29-05-2025 2/2 whereupon the informant had reached the place of occurrence and found his daughter dead. It has also been submitted that the family of the informant also attended the cremation and it is only thereafter, the FIR was lodged. The petitioner is in custody since 24.01.2025 and the charge sheet has been submitted.

5. The learned APP opposes the prayer for bail on the ground that the petitioner has four criminal antecedent.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Rajgir P.S. Case No.37of 2024.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) N.K/- U T