Raushan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35852 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-904 Year-2024 Thana- SASARAM NAGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Raushan Kumar S/O Late Loha Singh @ Laljeet Singh Resident of VillageChawar Takiya, Police Station- Sasaram(T), District- Rohtas at Sasaram ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Asha Devi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 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 Sasaram (T) P.S. Case No. 904 of 2024 dated 06.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have tortured and killed the informant's daughter by strangulating due to non-fulfillment of demand of motorcycle and golden chain as 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.35852 of 2025(3) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. Learned counsel has further submitted that the deceased committed suicide by hanging and the cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. The charge-sheet has been submitted against the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 16.12.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased. It is further submitted that the petitioner and the co-accused persons killed the informant's daughter by hanging due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It is further submitted that as per the impugned order, it appears that the deceased died due to hanging and her death was occurred in doubtful and other than normal circumstances. Learned counsel has further submitted that from perusal of the impugned order, it also appears that from paras 2, 3, 4, 5, 55 and 60 of the case diary that there is sufficient material in support of the prosecution case against the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35852 of 2025(3) dt.12-08-2025 3/3

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as heinous nature of offence is against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner abovenamed 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) Gautam/- U T