Dharamraj Singh @ Dharamraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77470 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-317 Year-2008 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dharamraj Singh @ Dharamraj Kumar S/O Late Ramlalit Singh Resident of Village- Bharatpur, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 317 of 2008 dated 26.11.2008 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B, 498A, 201, 120B read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It is further alleged that the co-accused persons with the help of others have burnt the body of the informant's sister at night.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77470 of 2025(2) dt.17-11-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the brother-in-law of the deceased and he has no concern with the alleged offence. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 26.07.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 317 of 2008.

7. The application stands allowed.

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