Alihasan Gaddi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.33350 of 2024, oral order dated 20-11-2024 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma; arises out of Palanwa P.S. Case No. 04 of 2024, District East Champaran, for offences under Sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code; petitioners Alihasan Gaddi, Maimul Nesha and Tharu Gaddi @ Tharu Gadi (counsel submits they are father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased); opposite parties the State of Bihar and informant Maqsud Raut; allegations of dowry demand (motorcycle and Rs. 1 lakh), death by strangulation reported on 02.01.2024, informant not an eyewitness, body not recovered; prayer for anticipatory bail rejected.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the submissions of the learned A.P.P. (including that the body had not been recovered, casting an aspersion on the conduct of the accused), the Court was not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 04 of 2024.