Raju Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31772 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2021 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Raju Ram S/O Rama Ram Resident of Village- Tari bazar, P.S.- Raghunathpur, Dist.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of BIhar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar ====================================================== 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.Tr. No. 455/2023 on 18.03.2025 arising out of Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 27/2021 dated 16.02.2021 registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that the petitioner, being husband of the deceased along with the other co-accused persons killed the informant's daughter by pouring kerosene oil.

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.31772 of 2025(2) dt.22-07-2025 2/3 this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. Earlier the regular bail of the petitioner has been rejected by the co-ordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 06.07.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8829/2023. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 22.07.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 17157/2022. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2022.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner is husband of the deceased upon whom, ample responsibility to keep his wife well. The postmortem report of the deceased, annexed with the case diary supports the prosecution wherein, doctor opined that the cause of death is due to Hypovolemic shock & secondary infection. It is further submitted that witnesses of this case have also supported the prosecution.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31772 of 2025(2) dt.22-07-2025 3/3 of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Siwan in connection with S.Tr. No. 455/2023 on 18.03.2025 arising out of Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 27/2021, with the condition ;- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled. (ii). The petitioner is directed to co-operate in the trial in the court below.

7. The application stands allowed.

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