Patna High CourtCR. MISC./25537/2025bail rejected

Dipesh Kamat v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-22Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25537 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2023 Thana- JHANJHARPUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Dipesh Kamat S/O Dilip Kamat R/O Village- Simra, P.S- Jhanjharpur, Distt.- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Baleshwar Kamat For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with S.T. No. 38 of 2024 arising out of Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 142 of 2023 dated 04.08.2023, G.R. No. 1425 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 / 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged to have killed the informant's daughter 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25537 of 2025(3) dt.22-07-2025 2/2 this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.08.2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that there is specific allegation against the petitioner who is the husband of the deceased.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the specific and heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail petition of the petitioner stands rejected.

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

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T