Pankaj Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40177 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2023 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== PANKAJ KUMAR YADAV SON OF LATE DEEP NARAYAN YADAV RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MADHURA WEST SAHEBGANJ, PSNARPATGANJ, DISTT- ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, APP For the informant Mr. Vinod Shankar Modi, Adv.

Mr. Kamal Kishor Singh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-07-2023

1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State as well as the learned counsel for the informant.

3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Narpatganj P.S. Case No. 121 of 2023 dated 8.3.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40177 of 2023(2) dt.24-07-2023 2/2

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Nothing incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 9.3.2023.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and the learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he poisoned the daughter of the informant and killed her.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I'm not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the application stands rejected.

8. Further, the learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest. (Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Ajay Singh/- U T