Arif Thakurail v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32123 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2019 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Arif Thakurail, Son of Israfil Thakurail, Resident of Village - Islampur, P.S. - Riga, District - Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. A.M.P. Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-04-2021 As prayed for, let the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within four weeks of starting of the Court proceeding in physical mode in normal course.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 178 of 2019, registered under Sections 498(A), 304(B), 201 and 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi. The accusation is of killing of daughter of the complainant by her husband and in-laws due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and to dispose of her dead body within one

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32123 of 2020(3) dt.05-04-2021 2/2 year of her marriage.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that, admittedly, petitioner is the husband of the deceased, who died due to illness within six months of her marriage and after giving information to her Maika, her dead body was cremated.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for grant of anticipatory bail stands rejected. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial court within four weeks and pray for regular bail, which would be considered by the trial court in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) Bhardwaj/- U T