Rakesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54298 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2021 Thana- KARAHGAR District- Rohtas ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar Son Of Ram Pyare Singh Resident Of Village- Bakasara, Police Station- Kargahar, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 08-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The informant lost his daughter who was married to this petitioner. Karghar P.S. Case No. 29 of 2021 was lodged under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code alleging therein that the informant had solemnized the marriage of his daughter Kiran Devi (deceased) with the petitioner Rakesh Kumar on 3.6.2019. However, from day one the family members including the petitioner herein were demanding the dowry. The informant had gone to the petitioner's place and pleaded with them to keep her daughter in a proper manner and further that he is unable to meet the demand they were asking for. However, the accused persons were not pleased with the refusal of informant to meet their demand. On the fateful day, he came to know that his daughter has been killed. It was in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54298 of 2021(2) dt.08-04-2022 2/2 aforesaid circumstance that the present FIR came to be lodged. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased who was not only supposed to take care of his wife but also to protect her from any problem and having failed to do so and when there is specific allegation that they were demanding dowry since the date of marriage and now that the lady is no more, this Court is not inclined to grant any privilege of bail to the petitioner which is accordingly rejected. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U T