Ajay Kumar Sahni @ Ajay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71529 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-285 Year-2024 Thana- SIDHWALIYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Ajay Kumar Sahni @ Ajay Kumar S/o Late Lalbabu Sahni @ Babulal Sahni R/o Village- Hassanpur Mathiya, P.S.- Sidhwalia, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anand Vardhan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in case registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 , 238 , 115 ( 2 ), 74, 303 ( 2 ) and 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3 . As per the prosecution case , daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner in the year 2024 and thereafter, this petitioner along with other accused persons started demanding dowry and she was subjected to cruelty and ultimately, all the accused persons killed her due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry .

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be husband of the deceased and he has falsely been implicated in this case . Informant is not an eye

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71529 of 2025(2) dt.13-10-2025 2/2 witness to the alleged occurrence. Allegation is general and omnibus against this petitioner. During course of investigation , none of the witnesses have supported the alleged occurrence. Only vague suspicion has been raised against this petitioner. There is nothing on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence .

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and there is specific allegation against him that he along with other accused persons killed the deceased and burnt her.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased, who died within seven months of marriage in unnatural circumstances in her matrimonial house, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused.

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