Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24604/2024bail rejected

Sachchidanand Ray @ Sastanand Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-04-26Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24604 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2021 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sachchidanand Ray @ Sastanand Kumar S/o- Ravindra Ray Village- Mahulee PS- Hathauri Dist- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 26-04-2024

1. 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 Hathauri P.S. Case no. 298 of 2021 registered under sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his daughter was married to the petitioner herein. She was tortured by the accused persons including the petitioner for demand of dowry by way of a motorcycle and a gold chain and ultimately done to death.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely been implicated in the case for the reason that he is the husband of the deceased. The allegations

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24604 of 2024(3) dt.26-04-2024 2/2 against the petitioner are false and concocted. The petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2023 and has no criminal antecedent. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. He undertakes to cooperate in the trial and to abide by the conditions which may be laid by the Court for his release on bail.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation in the F.I.R, the petitioner being the husband of the deceased and there being direct allegation against this petitioner of killing the deceased, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Harsh/- U T