Golu Paswan @ Ravish Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.38762 of 2025, decided 15-10-2025 by Rajiv Roy, J. Anticipatory bail sought by Golu Paswan @ Ravish Kumar, husband of the deceased, in a dowry-death FIR (Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 311 of 2023, Ss. 304(B)/34 IPC, lodged 14.05.2023 by informant Bindi Paswan). Postmortem recorded death due to cardio respiratory failure from throttling and strangulation. Defence claimed suicide; State opposed noting no complaint to superior police authority for reinvestigation. Holding: petitioner, being the husband, cannot exonerate himself; anticipatory bail application rejected.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account the submissions of the parties and the recorded cause of death (cardio respiratory failure due to throttling and strangulation), the petitioner, being the husband, cannot exonerate himself for the responsibility, and the Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail.