Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.59386 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2014 Thana- PAUTHU District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Chandan Kumar S/o Awadhesh Singh, R/o Vill.- Pokhar Bigha, P.O. + P.S.- Pauthu, District- Aurangabad (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 29-11-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Pauthu P.S. Case No. 36/2014, instituted under Sections 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3⁄4 of D.P. Act. Petitioner is husband of deceased.

It is alleged in the written report that daughter of informant was married with this petitioner one year ago. Just after marriage, she was tortured in her Sasural for demand of dowry. It is alleged that on 19.06.2014 the informant got information that her daughter had fallen ill. The informant along with other family members went to Sasural of her daughter, where step-mother of petitioner disclosed that her daughter has been murdered and her dead body has been disposed off and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.59386 of 2018(4) dt.29-11-2018 2/2 accused persons have fled away.

Considering the fact that daughter of informant has died in her Sasural due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioner is rejected at this stage.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial. (Sanjay Priya, J) rakhi/- U T