ARIJIT PASAYAT
STATE OF ORISSA – Appellant
Versus
JAGANNATH PATEL – Respondent
ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.
( 1 ) THE State has sought for cancellation of bail granted to the opposite parties by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bargarh in a case involving allegations of offences under Ss. 306/ 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short 'ipc') of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 (in short 'the Act' ).
( 2 ) THE background facts are as follows: one Harihar Naik lodged first information report alleging that his daughter Satia was married to opposite party No. 1 and because of consistent demand of dowry, both he and his daughter were perplexed and the matter came to an impasse when on 8-12-1990 he was humiliated by the opposite parties for non-payment of the part of gold he had-agreed to pay at the time of marriage. On 9-12-1990 in the night Satia took poison and though some attempts were made by opposite parties to get her treated by a doctor, and though hospitalisation was made in Burla Medical College Hospital, she died at about 9 a. m. on 10-12-1990.
( 3 ) SEVERAL witnesses were examined by the Investigating Officer during investigation. The accused persons were arrested and forwarded to custody. After due production before the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial
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