Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49354 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-203 Year-2018 Thana- BHANGWANPUR HAT District- Siwan ====================================================== Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Mahto Son of Harinath Mahto Resident of VillageBarkagaon, P.S. Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Shantanu Kumar, Addl Public Prosecutor ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.

Petitioner is in custody since 19.6.2019 in a case registered for the offence under sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is the husband of the deceased and there is allegation against him that he and his family members subjected the victim to the cruelty and they finally killed her by hanging on account of non-fulfilment of dowry demand. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not killed his wife by strangulation, rather, on a tiff, she committed suicide.

State's counsel opposes the prayer for bail pointing out that the victim died at her in-laws house within seven years of marriage and the post mortem report shows that the victim

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49354 of 2019(3) dt.06-11-2019 2/2 died of asphyxia and there was ligature mark around her neck which support the allegation against the petitioner. In view of nature of the allegation against the petitioner, his prayer for bail is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T