Raviranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60813 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-136 Year-2019 Thana- CHHABILAPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Raviranjan Kumar S/O Krishna Prasad R/O Village-Katari, P.S-Chhabilapur, District-Nalanda, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Preety Kunwar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Sangeeta Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Chhabilapur P.S. Case No. 136 of 2019 corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 272 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, this petitioner along with other co-accused persons committed murder of informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that no case under Section 304B is made out, marriage of the petitioner with the deceased was performed more than seven years back. No such occurrence has ever taken place and there was no demand

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60813 of 2021(3) dt.17-05-2022 2/2 of dowry by the petitioner. Out of the wedlock, petitioner has got two sons. In fact, deceased died due to diarrhea. There is general and omnibus allegation. The police after investigation submitted chargesheet under Section 302 IPC. Petitioner is in custody since 29.11.2019 having no criminal antecedent. Learned APP however, vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the nature of allegation and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and deceased died in unnatural circumstance at her matrimonial home, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

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