Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65256 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2025 Thana- GOH District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Chandan Kumar S/o Ashok Sharma @ Ashok Kumar Singh R/o Vill and P.O.- Dadar, P.S.- Goh, Distt- Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Aman Vishal, Advocate Dr. Lilawati, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr.Harendra Prasad, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 68/2025 dated 02.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 108, 85 and 123 read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S and Sections 3 and 4 of the D.P. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65256 of 2025(3) dt.04-11-2025 2/2 this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is the husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. Learned counsel has submitted that the informant's daughter has committed suicide by consuming poison. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.05.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is rejected in connection with Goh P.S. Case No. 68/2025 pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Aurangabad.

7. This application stands rejected.

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