Shiv Narayan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35513 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- Bankebazar District- Gaya ====================================================== SHIV NARAYAN YADAV Son of Pati Yadav Resident of village - Barheta, P.S.- Banke Bazar, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Nafisu Zzoha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 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 Banke Bazar P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 dated 05.12.2024 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 103, 85, 115(2), 126(2) read with section 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's sister due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. three lakhs as dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35513 of 2025(3) dt.18-08-2025 2/2 petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 06.12.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased who killed her due to nonfulfillment of dowry.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.
7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T