2025:JHHC:12895 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2667 of 2025 ------- Bittu Das @ Bittu Kumar Das, aged about 28 years, son of Late Arvind Das, resident of Dandre, P.O. & P.S. Poraiyahat, District Godda. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl.P. P. -------- 03/ Dated 30.04.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Poraiyahat P.S. Case No. 128 of 2023, corresponding to G.R. No.1747 of 2023, S.T. No.62 of 2024, for the offence registered under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-II, Godda. Bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court in B.A. No. 1660/2024, vide order dated 09.04.2024. Petitioner is said to be the husband of the deceased who died due to burn injuries in her matrimonial home. There is allegation against him that he had tortured the deceased to enforce the demand of dowry. It was submitted that charge has been framed in this case under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. It was further submitted that all the independent witnesses have turned hostile. Learned Spl.P.P on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the deceased had committed suicide because she could not bear the torture meted her to enforce the demand of dowry. In view of the aforesaid fact, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-