Rajeev Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's bail plea in a dowry death case under IPC 304B, observing the victim died four years after marriage. Bail will be allowed if trial concludes after one year.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for bail rejected; liberty to renew prayer if trial not concluded within one year.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14165 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -207 Year- 2014 Thana -BAHERI District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar Yadav S/o Sri Jag Narayan Yadav Resident of Village Bihrauni, P.S. Baheri, District Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kamal For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 03-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 18.10.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accusation is of killing the niece of the informant after four years of the marriage for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand. It was also alleged that when the informant reached to the petitioner house he was not allowed to see the dead body as the accused wanted to dispose of the dead body but with the intervention of the police the dead body was recovered.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the
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petitioner that superficial injury has been found on the face which was not found to be cause of the death of the victim as a result the viscera has been preserved. It is further submitted that there is no accusation of demand of dowry soon before the death.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner, the husband of the victim, in the offence of dowry death.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Rajeev Kumar Yadav
- respondent
The State of Bihar
Coram
Dinesh Kumar Singh
Case details
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