Ashok Kumar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 36258 of 2014 Arising out of P. S. Case No. - 127 Year - 2013 Thana - RAMGARH District - BHABHUA (KAIMUR) ======================================================

1. Ashok Kumar Ram S/o Nandu Ram , Resident of village - Bagarhi , P.S. Ramgarh , District - Kaimur .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Viveka Nand Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar No.1(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-01-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner being husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 09.09.2013 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after one month of the marriage for non-fulfilment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim died natural death but the inquest and the post-mortem report reflect ligature mark suggesting mark of violence.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36258 of 2014 (3) dt.13-01-2015 Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 127 of 2013 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabhua.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. Kundan/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) U T