Deepak Baitha @ Deepak Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69362 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-278 Year-2021 Thana- RIGA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Deepak Baitha @ Deepak Kumar S/o Indrajeet Baitha R/o Village- Sangram Fandah, P.S.- Riga, Dist- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Madhuri Lata ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Riga P.S. Case No. 278 of 2021, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, marriage of informant's daughter was solemnized with petitioner in the year 2017. After marriage all the accused persons including this petitioner started demanding dowry. It is further alleged that the accused persons committed murder of informant's daughter due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. No such

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69362 of 2021(2) dt.18-07-2022 2/2 occurrence has ever taken place and there was no demand of dowry by the petitioner. In fact, during course of cooking the deceased caught fire as a result of which she died due to burn injury. There is general and omnibus allegation. 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 within seven years of marriage at her matrimonial home, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

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