Dharmendra Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24198 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2024 Thana- DAWATH District- Rohtas ====================================================== Dharmendra Sharma S/o Dineshwar Sharma R/o Village and Post- Budhiya Bazar, Kowath, P.S.- Dawath, District- Rohtas (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar Chaubey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajit Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for offence under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that daughter of informant was married with this petitioner on 09.06.2023 and after some time of marriage, the accused persons named in the F.I.R. including this petitioner started assaulting and harassing her for dowry and ultimately, on 19.01.2024, the informant received an information that her daughter has been killed by accused persons by strangulation.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24198 of 2025(3) dt.08-08-2025 2/2 case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased. There is no eye-witness to the occurrence and informant has implicated this petitioner only on suspicion. Petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor committed any torture to the deceased. As a matter of fact, the deceased committed suicide by hanging. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that on the alleged date, the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. Petitioner is in custody since 31.07.2024.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail petition and submits that petitioner is husband of deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him of committing torture and demanding dowry. Deceased has died in an unnatural circumstances within seven years of marriage at her matrimonial home.

6. Considering the nature and gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and same is, accordingly, rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T