Raj @ Neta Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51075 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2021 Thana- SILAO District- Nalanda ====================================================== RAJ @ NETA RAVIDAS Son of Kameshwar Ravidas R/ Village - Kariyanna, P.S.- Silao, Dist. - Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Neeraj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The matter has been taken up through video conferencing.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 304(B),201,34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, this petitioner along with other accused persons killed the daughter of informant by setting her on fire due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. The occurrence took place on 18.01.2021 but the FIR has been lodged on 22.01.2021. It is submitted that deceased

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51075 of 2021(4) dt.28-01-2022 2/2 committed suicide and during the course of investigation many witnesses have stated that deceased herself burnt her and during the course of treatment died. Petitioner was not even present at the time of occurrence and after information he came to his house and he never demanded any dowry or tortured the deceased. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 24.01.2021 and investigation in this case is complete. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is direct and specific allegation against this petitioner of demanding dowry and torturing the deceased. The deceased died within seven years of her marriage in her matrimonial house under unnatural circumstances. Regard being had to the nature of accusation and gravity of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T