Ramanand Rai @ Ramanand Ray And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 69446 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-338 Year-2017 Thana- Riga District- Sitamarhi ======================================================

1. Ramanand Rai @ Ramanand Ray, Son of Late Ramchandra Rai @ Ram Chandra Rai,

2. Soni Devi @ Soni Kumari, Wife of Santosh Rai @ Santosh Ray, Both are resident of Village- Sankhi, P.S.- Riga, DistrictSitamarhi. ... ... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shankar Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2.

30-11-2018 Heard Sri Shankar Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Rajendra Singh, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor.

Two petitioners, who are father-in-law and gotni of the deceased respectively, have prayed for grant of bail in Riga P.S. Case No. 338 of 2017 (G.R. No. 4972 of 2017) registered for offence under Sections 304(B)/120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the deceased and her husband were residing at Delhi and subsequently, a case was lodged, as if, the daughter of the informant was done to death in her in-laws house. It has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.69446 of 2018(2) dt.30-11-2018 2/2 argued that the petitioners were residing separately and as such, they were not involved in the case, however; they have been made accused.

Fact remains that the daughter of the informant was done to death due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, the dead-body was found in the premises of the petitioners and it was case under Section 304(B) of the Indian Penal Code and as such, there is no reason to pass favourable order. The prayer for bail stands dismissed.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) anay U T