Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42729/2024bail rejected

Prem Kumar @ Prem Ram v. The State Of Bihar

2024-06-26Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42729 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-335 Year-2023 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== Prem Kumar @ Prem Ram S/o Rameshwar Ram R/O BADAHIYA TOLA, P.S. - MAHARAJGANJ, DIST - SIWAN ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 335 of 2023 dated 27.11.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 304B, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 4,00,000/- and a golden chain worth Rs. 50,000/- as dowry. It is further alleged that the accused person disposed the dead body of the deceased. When the informant along with her relatives reached there, the accused persons threatened to kill them.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42729 of 2024(2) dt.26-06-2024 2/2 the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. 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 20.12.2023.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he killed his wife due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of offence is against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named 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) Gautam/- U T