Patna High Court - Orders

Pradeep Kumar Sahani @ Pradeep Kumar vs The State Of Bihar on 18 April, 2024

Author:
Partha Sarthy

Bench:
Partha Sarthy

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6656 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-340 Year-2022 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran
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Pradeep Kumar Sahani @ Pradeep Kumar S/O Jhunilal Sahani Village-
Majhariya, Ps. Piprakothi, Dist. East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anish Chandra, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER

3 18-04-2024
1. 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 Piprakothi P.S. Case no.

340 of 2022 registered under
sections 304B
and
of the Indian

Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states

that his daughter who was married to the petitioner herein was

done to death on account of non-fulfillment of the demand of

dowry by way of Rs. 10,00,000 for starting a business.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the

reason of his being the husband of the deceased. The allegations

are false and concocted. Even in the postmortem examination,
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the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to hanging. The

petitioner is in custody since 4.7.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

for the State who submits that the petitioner is the husband of

the deceased and charge-sheet has been submitted under

sections 304B
and
of the Indian Penal Code.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and

taking into consideration the allegations in the F.I.R, the

petitioner being the husband of the deceased and the material

that has transpired in course of investigation including charge-

sheet having been submitted under
section 304B
and
of the

Indian Penal Code, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the

petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.

(Partha Sarthy, J)
Harsh/-

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