Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.10106 of 2025, decided 12-05-2025 by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J.: regular bail rejected of Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Pandit (husband of the deceased) arising out of Phulwarisharif PS Case No. 483 of 2020, District Patna, for offences under Sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code; deceased died due to poison; strong case-diary evidence of cruelty for non-fulfilment of dowry demand before death; petitioner in custody since 02.03.2022; earlier rejections of anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 23298 of 2021 and regular bail in Cr. Misc. No. 62820 of 2022; Mr. Bishwajeet Kumar for the petitioner, Ms. Rita Verma, APP for the State.
What did the court decide?
Bail declined because, on perusal of the FIR and the impugned order dated 14.09.2022, the deceased died due to poison and there is strong evidence in the case diary that before her death she was subjected to cruelty for non-fulfilment of dowry demand, and the petitioner is the husband of the deceased.