The court denied bail based on evidence of dowry death occurring within three years of marriage.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER

4 17-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the Informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sakurabad P.S. Case No. 51 of 2025 dated 25.02.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and

3(5) of B.N.S. , 2023.

3. As per allegation, dowry death of daughter of the informant has been committed on account of non-fulfillment of demand of Rs. 5 lac and a motorcycle by the parents of the deceased.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact while the deceased was coming from her maike along with her husband/petitioner, her golden ornaments were stolen and hence, she was in depression and committed suicide.

5. He further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 14.05.2025.

6. It has also been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 7. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one.

8. However, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the Informant vehemently oppose the prayer of the petitioner for bail submitting that on account of inability of the poor parents of the deceased, they could not fulfill the illegal demand of dowry and hence, the daughter of the informant has been subjected to brutal dowry death. The postmortem report also supports that she has been killed by hanging and there were several external injuries on her person as per the postmortem report and this dowry death has been committed within three years of her marriage.

9. Considering the fact that the victim has died within three years of her marriage and said as unnatural death on account of hanging, I am not persuaded to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail.

10. Accordingly, the regular bail petition of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Jitendra Kumar, J)