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Kanhaiya Verma v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC7 Aug 2024CR. MISC./19596/2024

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In Criminal Miscellaneous No.19596 of 2024, the Patna High Court rejected the petitioner's application for regular bail in a dowry death case. The court refused release despite the petitioner's claim of innocence and clean antecedent, citing the heinous nature of the allegation and prosecution evidence regarding the victim's suicide.

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Bail application rejected; direction to trial court to expedite trial.

Kanhaiya Verma Vs the State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19596 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-681 Year-2023 Thana- BUXAR District- Buxar

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KANHAIYA VERMA SON OF LATE RAMMURAT VERMA @ RAM MURAT SETH RESIDENT OF MOHALLA - MALLAHATOLI (KHALASI MUHALLA), WARD NO.18, P.S. - BUXAR TOWN, DISTRICT - BUXAR, BIHAR

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State Of Bihar, Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Informant : Ms. Karuna Kumari Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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5 07-08-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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counsel for the informant as well as A.P.P for the State.

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2 . The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Buxar Town P.S. Case No. 681 of 2023 dated 18.12.2023 registered for the offence/s punishable u/s 304B read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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3 . As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have either killed the informant's sister or compelled her to commit suicide.

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4 . Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19596 of 2024(5) dt.07-08-2024 2/2

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this case. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2023

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5 . Learned counsel for the informant as well as learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and stated that as per the FSL Report, Aluminium Phosphide commercially known as Celphos was detected in the visceral organs of the deceased. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The victim was subjected to mental and physical torture due to that she committed suicide.

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6 . Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

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7 . Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.

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(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

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guddukr/- U T

Kanhaiya Verma v. the State of Bihar

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