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Manturiya Devi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 Apr 2022CR. MISC./53351/2021

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An oral order refusing bail to a petitioner involved in a dowry death case under Sections 304B/34 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Court rejected bail due to the nature of the case where the deceased died within six months of marriage, and directed the Trial Court to conclude the trial expeditiously.

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Bail rejected; Trial Court directed to conclude trial expeditiously.

Manturiya Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53351 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-482 Year-2020 Thana- PAHARPUR District- East Champaran

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MANTURIYA DEVI Wife of Late Binda Yadav Resident of Village - Neerpur, P.S.- Pahadpur, District - East Champaran

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Tapeshwar Sharma, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY

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ORAL ORDER

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2 06-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Pahadpur P.S. Case No. 482 of 2020 registered under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

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As per the prosecution story, the informant’s grand daughter Puja Kumari was married to Binda Yadav on 9^th of June, 2020 in which they had gifted items worth Rs. 1,50,000/-. However, they never stopped from demanding dowry and in the process it is alleged that the deceased lady was tortured. On 31^st of December, 2020, he got information from local villagers that accused persons have assaulted and killed his grand daughter. The informant went there with his grandson and nephew and found none of them in the house. With the help of the villagers

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53351 of 2021(2) dt.06-04-2022 2/2

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and Police, finally the dead body was recovered from a sugarcane field. It is in this way that the present FIR came to be lodged against the accused persons.

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Considering the nature of the case where a lady dead within six months of her marriage no information given to her family members the accused persons were absent from home, the lady was not found in the house and was finally recovered by the police in a sugarcane field, I am not inclined to grant the privilege of bail which is accordingly rejected.

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The Trial Court is directed to conclude the Trial expeditiously.

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(Rajiv Roy, J)

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Jagdish/-

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