IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.18648 OF 2008 PRAMOD RAI, SON OF RAJENDRA RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ALWARPUR POLICE STATION LALGNAJ, DISTIRCT VAISHALI VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR ****** 4 07.11.2008 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is the husband of the informant’s daughter. Their marriage was solemnized two years before the occurrence. Allegation is that the informant’s daughter was being subjected to torture in connection with demand of dowry. Subsequently, she was killed on account of her inability to bring the desired dowry articles. Submission of the learned Counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is in custody since 03.07.2007. The independent witnesses have stated that she fell down and died. It appears from the impugned order that the defence of the petitioner was that the victim was suffering from abdominal pain and she was admitted to Health Centre, Lalganj. The defence of the petitioner is quite 2 contradictory. The death is within seven years of the marriage and there is allegation that the victim was subjected to torture in connection with dowry related demand by the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner Pramod Rai and this application is hereby rejected. Anand (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)