Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89281/2024bail rejected

Chandan Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-08Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89281 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-431 Year-2019 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Chandan Manjhi Son of Shambhu Manjhi @ Kali Manjhi Village- Karmoaari P S -Parro District -Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Subhash Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2025 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 Paroo P.S. Case No. 431 of 2019 dated 20.10.2019 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 304B, 201 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 informant's daughter due to non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 60,000/- and a bicycle as dowry and concealed the dead body of the deceased.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased and he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89281 of 2024(2) dt.08-04-2025 2/2 has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the informant's daughter. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 20.08.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased who killed his wife due to nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. As per the Post-mortem report of the deceased, the cause of death is due to asphyxia as a result of ante-mortem throttling.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of offence is against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner abovenamed on bail.

7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.

8. The application stands rejected.

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