Dharmendra Yadav @ Dharmendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74912 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2024 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== Dharmendra Yadav @ Dharmendra Kumar Son of Hotirai Yadav R/O-VillageChanauli, P.S.- Maharajganj, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bishwa Bijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP For the Informant : Mr. Anant Kumar Bhaskar, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304 B, 201 and 120 B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The petitioner along with other co-accused is said to have killed the daughter of the informant on non fulfillment of demand of dowry.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He is quite innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74912 of 2024(4) dt.04-02-2025 2/2 there is no eye witness of the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 16.04.2024.
5. Learned APP for the State assisted by learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail petition. Learned counsel for the informant further submitted that the marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the deceased on 26.05.2021 and due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, the deceased was tortured by the accused persons and lastly killed by them.
6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail is hereby rejected. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after examination of the informant. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T