Ashok Thakur @ Ashok Kumar Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41526 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2019 Thana- ROHTAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Mohan Thakur @ Mohan Sharma Son Of Late Harihar Thakur Resident Of Village- Chitauli, P.S.- Rohtas, District- Rohtas ... Petitioner With Criminal Miscellaneous No. 44439 Of 2019 Arising Out Of Ps. Case No.-25 Year-2019 Thana- Rohtas District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ashok Thakur @ Ashok Kumar Sharma Son Of Mohan Thakur @ Mohan Sharma Resident Of Village Chitauli, P.S. Rohtas, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner

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The State Of Bihar ... Opposite Party in both cases ====================================================== Appearance :

(in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 41526 Of 2019) For The Petitioner :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For The Opposite Party :

Mr.Binod Kumar, Addl Public Prosecutor (in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 44439 Of 2019) For The Petitioner :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For The Opposite Party :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the State and perused the case diary.

Petitioners, father-in-law and husband of the deceased respectively, apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Informant alleges that the petitioners and their family members were in habit of demanding dowry and on nonfulfilment of the same, they started subjecting his daughter to cruelty and finally they killed her at the matrimonial house by administering her poison.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the informant's daughter died of snake bite and the parties have compromised the matter.

In the facts of the case as well as on consideration of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41526 of 2019(5) dt.04-12-2019 2/2 the allegation that the victim died in suspicious circumstance at her matrimonial house within three years of her marriage, prayer for bail of the petitioners is rejected with direction to surrender and seek regular bail within six weeks, which would be disposed of on its own merit without prejudice. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T