Ranjit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.504 of 2015 (6) dt.15-04-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.504 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -84 Year- 2014 Thana -NIMCHAKBATHANI District- GAYA ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anuj Kumar Srivastava (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the victim is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that as per own admission of the informant to the effect that the marriage was performed ten years prior to the occurrence, the case does not come within the purview of Section 304B of the IPC. Statement of the son of the victim has been recorded in paragraph 6 of the case diary which reflects that the victim committed suicide.

Let the learned court below consider the prayer for

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.504 of 2015 (6) dt.15-04-2015 regular bail of the petitioner if he surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Nimchak Bathani P.S. Case No. 84 of 2014 pending in the court of learned CJM, Gaya. Accordingly, the application is disposed of.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Amrendra/- U T