Patna High CourtCR. MISC./49813/2025bail rejected

Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-12Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49813 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-391 Year-2022 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj S/o Ramnath Chaurasiya @ Ramnath Bhagat R/o Village- Bharpura, P.S.- Sonpur, District- Saran (Chapra) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Udai Shankar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the informnat.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant was married to the petitioner on 30.04.2021, thereafter, the petitioner along with his family members demanded dowry and subjected her to cruelty and on non fulfillment of demand of dowry, all of them, allegedly caused her death.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, while denying the allegation, submits that the petitioner has falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49813 of 2025(2) dt.12-09-2025 2/2 been implicated in this case because petitioner is husband of the deceased. Petitioner is in custody since 25.10.2024.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He submits that petitioner is the husband of the deceased and there is direct and specific allegation that he and his family members killed the deceased for non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

6. Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is the husband and there is a specific allegation against this petitioner along with the accused persons that they killed the daughter of informant due to non fulfillment of dowry. The deceased died within seven years of marriage under unnatural circumstances at her matrimonial house. As such, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

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