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Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Ram v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC6 Jul 2017CR. MISC./14766/2017

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The Patna High Court in a criminal miscellaneous petition rejected an application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner faced charges involving dowry death and disposal of the dead body under IPC Sections 304(B), 201, and 34. The court directed him to surrender for regular bail.

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Prayer for anticipatory bail rejected; directed to surrender for regular bail within four weeks.

Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Ram Vs The State Of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2017)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14766 of 2017

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -409 Year- 2015 Thana -SARAIYA District- MUZAFFARPUR

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====================================================== Chhotu Kumar @ Chhotu Ram, Son of Prabhu Ram, Resident of VillageShivpur Ghoghrahan, P.S.- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur.

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.... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Shekhar Anand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Asharaf Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER

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4 06-07-2017 Heard leaned counsel for the petitioner and the leaned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Saraiya P.S. Case No. 409 of 2015, registered under Sections 304(B) and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of the S.D.J.M. (West) Muzaffarpur.

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The accusation is of killing of the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of demand of motorcycle as dowry by her husband and other in-laws and disposing of her dead body.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is happens to be the husband of the deceased, daughter of the informant, and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14766 of 2017 (4) dt.06-07-2017

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Further submission is that, in fact, deceased died due to complications in the pregnancy, but with ulterior motive the informant, who is father of the deceased, has lodged this case, but after realizing his mistakes, he filed an application in the Court S.D.J.M. West Muzaffarpur on 21.12.2017 saying that cause of death was complication in the pregnancy.

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Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for grant of anticipatory bail stands rejected. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the trail Court within four weeks and pray for regular bail, which would be considered by the trial Court in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

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(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)

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