Raghunandan Paswan And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37243 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -208 Year- 2014 Thana -BARH District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Raghunandan Paswan, S/o Late Gurucharan Paswan,

2. Jaya Devi W/o Raghunandan Paswan, Residents of Vill.- Sarhan, P.S.- Pandarak, Distt.- Patna, at present R/o Vill.- Bichali Mahali, P.S.- Barh, Distt.- Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Avanish Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Abhay Kumar - 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 25-07-2018 Heard both sides.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in Barh P.S. case No. 208 of 2014 under Section 304 B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prayer of petitioners for anticipatory bail was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 25.03.2015 passed Cr. Misc. No. 40418 of 2014.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have renewed their prayer for anticipatory bail because husband of the deceased has been granted regular bail by the trial Court on the ground that, of course, the death of the deceased was under unnatural circumstances but due to accident and not on

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37243 of 2018 (2) dt.25-07-2018 2/2 account of torture but it appears that the prayer of petitioners for anticipatory bail was earlier rejected on 25.03.2015 but the petitioners did not surrender in the Court below for more than three years. The deceased was burnt to death and there is allegation that there was demand of additional dowry. I do not find any fresh ground to re-consider the prayer of petitioners for anticipatory bail and the same is once again rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/Rajan U T