Patna High CourtCR. MISC./43591/2024bail rejected

Md. Sarfaraj @ Sarfaraj Alam v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-08Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43591 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-609 Year-2023 Thana- KRITYANAND NAGAR DistrictPurnia ====================================================== Md. Sarfaraj @ Sarfaraj Alam S/o- Md. Sarfaraj Alam Village- Santnagar Chanka W.No-3, Ps- K. Nagar Dist- purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimal Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dashrath Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-08-2024 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 Krityanand Nagar (Champanagar) P.S Case No. 609 of 2023 dated 22.10.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 504, 328, 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code later on Section 304B was added.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have committed murder of the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. two lakhs as dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43591 of 2024(3) dt.08-08-2024 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 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 deceased. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

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 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) shivam/- U T