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Fulendra Chaudhary v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC18 Apr 2024CR. MISC./12343/2024

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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.12343 of 2024, decided 18-04-2024 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh. Fulendra Chaudhary and Pushpa Devi v. The State of Bihar; bail prayer by petitioners apprehending arrest in PS Case No. 275 of 2023, Nokha, Rohtas; offences under Sections 302, 201/34 IPC (murder and causing disappearance of evidence, common intention); allegations of killing the informant's husband and disposing of the body; defence of death by heart disease and cremation before family; bail refused on grounds of nature of accusation and gravity of offence.

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Prayer for bail of the petitioners is refused, considering the nature of the accusation and the gravity of the offence. ¶21

Fulendra Chaudhary Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12343 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-275 Year-2023 Thana- NOKHA District- Rohtas

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Fulendra Chaudhary S/O Japan Chaudhary R/O Village- Shivpur, Ps.Nokha, Dist.- Rohtas.

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Pushpa Devi W/O Fulendra Chaudhary R/O Village- Shivpur, Ps.- Nokha, Dist.- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raghunandan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P. ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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3 18-04-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the

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State.

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Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per prosecution case, all the F.I.R. named accused persons including these petitioners killed the husband of the informant and disposed of the dead body in order to disappear the evidence.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that entire prosecution case is false and concocted and these petitioners have been made accused only with a view to harass

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12343 of 2024(3) dt.18-04-2024 2/2

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them. As a matter of fact, the deceased was suffering from some heart disease and due to that he died. The cremation of the deceased was held in presence of the family members including the family members of the informant.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the bail application and submitted that during course of investigation it has come that these petitioners along with other accused killed the husband of the informant and disposed of the dead body to disappear the evidence.

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Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, prayer for bail of the petitioners is refused.

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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Navya/-

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