Deenath Kumar @ Deenath Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39268 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2024 Thana- DEEPNAGAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Deenath Kumar @ Deenath Kewat S/O Ragho Kewat Resident of Villagebadri Bigha, Chak Dilawar, P.S- Deepnagar, Dist- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh ====================================================== 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 Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 187/2024 dated 10.06.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B, 354, 498A, 120B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and later of Section 302 of the IPC was added.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have threatened the informant's sister that they would kill her if demand of Rs. 1 lac and a motorcycle would not be fulfilled. Further, the petitioner misbehaved with the informant's sister. When she objected, the petitioner and the co-accused persons in connivance with one

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39268 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/3 another killed the informant's sister due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and informed the informant that her sister fled away. On search, the informant found his sister near Goithawa river where after digging the ground his sister's dead body was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 08.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 89948/2024. Learned counsel has submitted that the P.W. 1 and P.W. 2 have been declared hostile. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 11.06.2024.

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. It is further submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39268 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 3/3 that the petitioner and the deceased have solemnized marriage on 23.04.2024 and within two months of marriage this incident took place. It is further submitted that the P.W. 3 in his examination-in-chief has stated that after marriage petitioner and the co-accused persons used to demand Rs. 1 lacs and a motorcycle as dowry and he has further stated that he has informant that police regarding the death of the deceased.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of offence against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is rejected in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 187/2024, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge 2nd Nalanda at Biharsharif in S.Tr. No. 62/2025.

7. Learned court below is directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner at the earliest.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T