(2025:JHHC:22877) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7173 of 2025 Raju Paswan @ Dhanjay Paswan @ Guddu Paswan @ Dhananjay Paswan, aged about 31 years, S/o late Daroga Paswan, R/o village- Kadal Kurmi, P.O. & P.S.- Mohamadganj, District- Palamau, Jharkhand … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha,Spl.P.P. --- 02/08.08.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No.108B of 2019, arising out of Mohammadganj P.S. Case No.20 of 2008, corresponding to G.R. Case No.1399 of 2008, for the offences registered under Sections 498A/34, 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Palamau at Daltonganj. Bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No.9065 of 2024 by order dated 16.01.2025. Petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased Geeta Devi, who died within seven years of her marriage due to injury sustained by hard and blunt substance in her matrimonial home. She was tortured to enforce the demand of dowry. It was submitted that charge has been framed on 12.03.2024 and prosecution has examined only one witness out of 11 prosecution witnesses. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. The learned trial court shall take all necessary steps to dispose of a trial as expeditiously as possible. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Jay/-