Sarjug Pandit And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.56881 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -73 Year- 2014 Thana -EKMA District- SARAN ======================================================

1. Sarjug Pandit son of Late Bahadur Pandit

2. Sunil Pandit son of Sarjug Pandit

3. Pramila Devi wife of Sunil Pandit All are resident of village- Manikpur, P.S.- Ekma, District- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Sucheta Yadav, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-12-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners have renewed their prayer for anticipatory bail in connection with Ekma P.S. Case No.73 of 2014 registered under sections 304B and 201 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Their prayer for anticipatory bail was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 23.7.2015 passed in Cr.Misc. No.15376 of 2015.

According to the prosecution case, the victim was killed in her marital home within two months of her marriage for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry and her body was hurriedly disposed of by setting it on fire in order to conceal the evidence. Keeping in mind the gravity of the offence, I find no

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56881 of 2015 (2) dt.16-12-2015 2/2 reason to take a different view of the matter. Accordingly, the application is dismissed.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md.S./- U T