Patna High CourtCR. MISC./49590/2025bail rejected

Uzir Rai @ Ojir Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-08-27Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49590 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-206 Year-2013 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Uzir Rai @ Ojir Kumar S/O Shyam Nath Ray R/O Village- Jethuli, P.S.- Fatuha, Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jay Ram Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case, registered for the offence under Section 304(B) /201/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It is a case of 'Dowry Death'. As per F.I.R., the daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner 2 years ago and after the marriage, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by all the accused persons including petitioner for dowry and ultimately, on 26.05.2013, she was killed by the accused persons.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be husband of the deceased.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49590 of 2025(4) dt.27-08-2025 2/2 Informant is not eye-witness to the occurrence. Petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor committed any torture to the deceased. In fact, the deceased died due to illness.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail petition and submits that petitioner is husband of deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him of committing torture and demanding dowry of Rs. 50,000/-. F.I.R. has been lodged in the year 2013, but after a lapse of more than 10-11 years, the petitioner has approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail. Deceased died in an unnatural circumstances within seven years of marriage at her matrimonial home.

6. Considering the nature and gravity of offence and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T