Manikant Kumar Kushwaha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6632 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -87 Year- 2017 Thana -DHARHARA District- MUNGER ====================================================== Manikant Kumar Kushwaha S/o Late Bishnudeo Kushwaha, R/o VillageUttar Tola Dharhara, P.S.- Dharhara, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Suresh Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-02-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Dharhara P.S.Case No. 87 of 2017 registered under Section 304B/34 of the Indian penal Code.

Allegation in brief is that within six months of marriage with the petitioner, his wife was eliminated by him for not fulfilling the further demand of dowry.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner's wife committed suicide and similarly situated other co-accused, brother-in-law and mother-in-law have been admitted to bail. Learned counsel for the State submits that post-mortem report reveals, as per impugned order, it was a case of homicide, killed by strangulation within six months of the marriage and petitioner is husband.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6632 of 2018 (2) dt.16-02-2018 2/2 Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Arun Kumar, J) Sujit/- U T