Raja Saw @ Raja Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89479 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-326 Year-2024 Thana- GRIYAK District- Nalanda ====================================================== Raja Saw @ Raja Kumar Son of Late Ram Bilash Saw @ Deo Sharan Saw Resident of Village - Giriyak Sangat, P.S. - Giriyak, District - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Samir Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Giriyak P.S. Case No. 326 of 2024 dated 01.09.2024 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 80 read with section 3(5) of the BNS.
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. two lakhs as dowry.
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. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89479 of 2024(3) dt.22-04-2025 2/2 petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 19.09.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner used to torture the deceased due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.
7. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T