Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24292/2025bail rejected

Radha Mohan Thakur @ Radhe Mohan Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-24Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24292 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2023 Thana- SAHARGHAT District- Madhubani ====================================================== Radha Mohan Thakur @ Radhe Mohan Thakur S/O Rajeev Thakur Resident of Village- Bengra, P.S. Saharghat, District- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-06-2025 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 Saharghat P.S. Case No. 36 of 2023 dated 13.03.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304 B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's grand daughter by pressing her neck due to non-fulfillment of demand of 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 and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has never demanded any dowry or tortured the deceased. The petitioner has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24292 of 2025(2) dt.24-06-2025 2/2 no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 23.10.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the specific allegation against the petitioner is that he killed his wife due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. As per the post-mortem report, the deceased died due to asphyxia caused by hanging.

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 above-named on bail.

7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Raj Ranjan/- U T