Prince Ravi Chourasiya @ Prince Ravi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75408 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-249 Year-2022 Thana- JAKKANPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Prince Ravi Chourasiya @ Prince Ravi S/o- Rajendra Prasad Chaurasiya @ Rajendra Prasad Mohalla- Laxmi Narayan Gali Naya Bazar, Kabaiya Road, PS- Kabaiya, Dist- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabi Bhushan, Adv.

For the informant : Mr. Pankaj, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar, APP ====================================================== 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 Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jakanpur P.S. Case No. 249 of 2022 dated 13.05.2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the coaccused persons are alleged to have killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 5,00,000/- as dowry. It is further alleged that the accused persons have disappeared the dead body of the informant's daughter.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75408 of 2025(2) dt.04-11-2025 2/2 the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. It is further submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased who killed the informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, The petition is rejected and the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Court below concerned within six weeks from the date of this order and prayer for regular bail, the learned Court below may consider his prayer for regular bail in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order.

7. The application stands rejected.

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