Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80215 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-723 Year-2023 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar S/o Rambali Yadav R/o vill - Goga, P.S. - Gaya Muffasil, Distt.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Aryan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate Mrs. Anju Kumari Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 723/2023 dated 02.07.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B 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. Five lakhs as dowry.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80215 of 2024(6) dt.04-09-2025 2/3 possession of the petitioner. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.06.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased. As per the Post Mortem Report, the cause of death is due to asphyxia and shock due to hanging.
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, Gaya in connection with Gaya Muffasil P.S. Case No. 723/2023, with the condition ;- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80215 of 2024(6) dt.04-09-2025 3/3 failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T