Patna High CourtCR. MISC./61096/2024bail rejected

Gaurav Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Kumar @ Saurav Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-10Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61096 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-273 Year-2023 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Gaurav Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Kumar @ Saurav Kumar Son of Vinay Singh @ Binay Singh @ Vinay Kumar Singh R/o Village- Madhurapur-1, Madhurapur, Ward No.24, Dakshinwari Tola, Madhurapur, Nagar Parishad, P.S.- Teghra, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 273 of 2023 dated 12.09.2023, registered for the offences punishable u/s 304B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have murdered the daughter of the informant due to non fulfillment of demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is husband of the deceased. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61096 of 2024(2) dt.10-09-2024 2/2 petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. There is no eye-witness of the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 03.04.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that as per the postmortem report, blood is found in trachea which is caused by pressing neck by the petitioner and the petitioner tried to tamper with the evidence by showing this suicide.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of offence against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner abovenamed on bail and the same is rejected.

7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) annpurna/- U T