( 2025:JHHC:29796 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 7261 of 2025 Srikant Kumar Das @ Srikant Das, aged about 27 years, son of Kangresh Das, resident of Village- Jamuni Lakhi Bazar, P.O. & P.S.- Pathrol, District- Deoghar. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate Mr. Aniket Jaiswal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate Ms. Supriya Dayal, Advocate ----- 3/ 25.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sessions Trial No. 375 of 2024 arising out of Pathrol P.S. Case No. 65 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and charge has been framed for the offences under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Madhupur, Deoghar. 3. Prayer for bail of this petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 737 of 2025 by order dated 30.01.2025. 4. The petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased, namely, Khushi Kumari, who died due to asphyxia because of hanging in her matrimonial home. It is alleged that she was assaulted to enforce the demand of dowry. 5. Postmortem report, earlier called for, has been received. It appears that apart from ligature mark, there was no mark of violence on the person of the deceased. 6. It was submitted that charge has been framed in this case, but the prosecution has not examined any witness as yet. It was further submitted that father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased have been granted bail. -1- 7. Mr. A.K. Kashyap, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 8. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Madhupur, Deoghar, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 375 of 2024 arising out of Pathrol P.S. Case No. 65 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. -2-