Munna Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.35910 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -258 Year- 2015 Thana -RAHUI District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== Munna Singh son of Sri Tara Kishore Singh resident of Village- Ora, P.S.- Rahui, District- Nalanda.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Chandra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-11-2016 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Rahui P.S. Case No. 258/2015, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B, 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant alleged that his daughter Gajari Devi @ Kumkum Devi was married to the petitioner four years ago. His daughter gave birth to two children, but the husband (petitioner) of his daughter was torturing her due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. On 22.07.2015 son-in-law (petitioner) of the informant informed him that his daughter fled away with someone else and on the next day, dead-body of a female aged about 25 years was found. The informant and other family members identified the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35910 of 2016 (4) dt.17-11-2016 2/2 dead-body as Gajari Devi @ Kumkum Devi. It is further alleged that the petitioner killed his daughter for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that postmortem was held upon the dead-body of the deceased. The police after investigation submitted charge-sheet under Section 304B, but clueless. Learned court below took cognizance under Section 306, 304B and other sections of the Indian Penal Code, but it appears that the informant made specific allegation against the petitioner husband of the deceased that the petitioner was subjecting his wife to physical and mental torture.

Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Vinita/- U T