Anish Sah @ Awanish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69505 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-184 Year-2024 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Anish Sah @ Awanish Kumar S/o Rampravesh Sah R/o Village - Ramnagar, P.S - Harsidhi, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shaheen Begum , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. The petitioner prays for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 304(B), 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. It is alleged that sister of the informant was married with this petitioner Sanjay Kumar Jha on 06.12.2023 and after marriage, petitioner along with other accused persons started demanding dowry and due to non-fulfillment of the same they committed harass and cruelty upon the deceased. Ultimately, accused persons killed the daughter of informant and hid her body and later on, the dead body of the deceased was recovered from the maze field.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is husband of the deceased and he is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case . On the alleged date of occurrence petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence .There is no eye - witness to the alleged occurrence .

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69505 of 2025(3) dt.09-12-2025 2/2 Petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. He is in custody since 17.03.2025 . 5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail petition and submitted that petitioner is husband of the deceased and there is specific and direct allegation against him that he along with other co-accused persons, due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry , have killed the deceased (daughter of informant) and threw the body of the deceased in maize field.

6. Considering the nature of accusation , gravity of offence and other circumstances of the case , prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. However, since petitioner is in custody since 17.03.2025 , the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial, within the period of one year from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T