Bhaskar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.35605 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -165 Year- 2014 Thana -AMARPUR District- BANKA ====================================================== Bhaskar Jha S/o Om Prakash Jha, Resident of village- Baja P.S.- Amarpur, District- Banka .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kr. 2(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 20-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the victim is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the sister of the informant after four years of the marriage for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was not present when the victim received accidental burn injury since the parents of the petitioner provided medical assistance to the victim.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35605 of 2015 (2) dt.20-08-2015 2/2 Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with Amarpur P.S. Case No. 165 of 2014 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T