Sandeep Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31701 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-350 Year-2020 Thana- WAJIRGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== SANDEEP KUMAR Son of Rajo Ray Resident of Village - Makhdumpur, P.S.- Wazirganj, and Distt.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gajendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-10-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks regular bail in Wazirganj Police Station Case No. 350 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the prosecution case, informant's daughter was married to the petitioner in 2010 and soon thereafter petitioner and his family members started subjecting her to cruelty and harassment for dowry. Finally they killed her on 25.7.2020 and concealed the dead body.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in fact daughter of the informant fell down on the road and died due to injury sustained by her in the incident and information in this regard was also sent to the informant side and they had also participated in the funeral. Petitioner has been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31701 of 2021(4) dt.25-10-2021 2/2 case only on suspicion. Petitioner is in custody since 15.1.2021. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is specific allegation that the petitioner used to demand dowry and committed torture on her and in league with his family members killed his wife in a planned conspiracy.

In view of the specific allegation against the petitioner as well as the fact that the informant's daughter died under unnatural circumstance and the petitioner is the husband of the deceased, his prayer for bail is refused. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T