Patna High CourtCR. MISC./5555/2024bail rejected

Sanjay Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

2024-04-26Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5555 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-240 Year-2023 Thana- NARHATT District- Nawada ====================================================== SANJAY CHAUHAN S/O BALAK CHAUHAN R/O VILLAGE- AMIPUR, P.S- MUFASSIL, DISTT.- NAWADA.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pankaj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-04-2024 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 a case registered under section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was married with the petitioner two years ago and after marriage this petitioner along with other accused persons started demanding dowry and due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, deceased was abandoned by this petitioner and due to this reason, deceased committed suicide.

4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that deceased has committed suicide in her Maika. It is further submitted that the petitioner has falsely implicated in this case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5555 of 2024(4) dt.26-04-2024 2/2 because he happens to be husband of the deceased. As a matter of fact, the deceased was residing in parentage house since last one year and for the reasons best known to her, she committed suicide in parentage house and petitioner has no concern with it.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submits that deceased has committed suicide within two years of marriage.

6. Considering the accusation and the fact that the deceased has committed suicide within two years of marriage and there is allegation of demand of dowry against this petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Therefore, the prayer for bail of this petitioner is rejected.

7. However, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) sanjeev/- U T