Patna High CourtCR. MISC./81526/2024dismissed

Bikku Pandit @ Bikku Kumar Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

2024-12-20Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81526 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2024 Thana- WARISNAGAR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Bikku Pandit @ Bikku Kumar Pandit Son of Anil Pandit Village- Satmalpur, P.S.- Waris Nagar, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv.

Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Bijay Bhushan Kumar, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 304B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along with other co-accused persons are said to have killed the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case. He submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81526 of 2024(2) dt.20-12-2024 2/2 petitioner is the husband of the deceased. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 02.07.2024. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner is husband of the deceased, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected in connection with Waris Nagar P.S. Case No.151 of 2024.

7. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after framing of charges. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T