Jaddu Sahni @ Jaddu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46544 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-244 Year-2023 Thana- HATHAURI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Jaddu Sahni @ Jaddu Kumar S/o Late Bhajan Sahni R/o village- Kothiya Sahila Balli, P.S.- Hathauri, District- Muzaffarur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 30-07-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Hathauri P.S. Case No. 244 of 2023 for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, lodged on 25.11.2023 by the informant Ramkaran Sahani.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that he got his daughter married to this petitioner but was regularly tortured for dowry and on 25.11.2023, information came about her death as also the disposal of the dead body. This led to the F.I.R.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he was away to Mumbai though allegation is there that he used to torture by phone. The lady died natural death but as the dead body was disposed of, smelling foul act, the F.I.R., later they
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46544 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/2 have retracted the statement.
5. Learned APP on the other hand takes this Court to the facts that on 25.11.2023, the alleged death took place, the petitioner despite being the husband, chose his own time and more than a year later surrendered on 28.01.2025.
6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also the allegation that has come, for the present, this Court is not inclined to extend him the privilege of bail.
7. Accordingly, the bail application stands rejected.
8. However, it would be appropriate for the Trial Court to take the matter to its logical conclusion at an earliest. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T