Mithilesh Kumar@Mithilesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9746 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2018 Thana- KHUSRUPUR District- Patna ====================================================== MITHILESH KUMAR @ MITHILESH SINGH SON OF JAGDISH SINGH VILLAGE- KATAUNA, P.S.- KHUSHRUPUR, DISTRICT- PATNA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-07-2021 This matter is taken up for consideration through Video Conferencing.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner prays for grant of bail in Khushrupur P.S. Case no. 191/2018 registered for the offence punishable under section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Accusation against the petitioner who happens to be husband of the deceased is that he killed the deceased due to dowry.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and marriage took place six years ago and they were living happily.It is further submitted that petitioner had never demanded any dowry and there is no specific allegation against this petitioner. In fact, deceased

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9746 of 2021(3) dt.19-07-2021 2/2 committed suicide. Petitioner is in custody since 17.08.2020. However, learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the rival submissions and materials on record that this petitioner being husband of the deceased and deceased died within seven years of marriage under suspicious circumstances, this bail application is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) s.hassan/- U T