Md. Sarfaraj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5767 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -185 Year- 2014 Thana -AKBARPUR District- NAWADA ======================================================

1. Md. Sarfaraj Son of Khudus Miyan Resident of Village- Farha: Police Station- Akbarpur; District- Nawada.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kailash Nath Diwakar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Murlidhar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 11-03-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 185 of 2014 registered under section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The informant alleged that the petitioner killed his wife within two years of her marriage by strangulating her.

Mr. K.N. Diwakar learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was no sign of strangulation and viscera was preserved. Petitioner is a grocery vendor and demand of dowry is palpably false. It appears that within two years of marriage the wife of the petitioner was killed inside the house and the petitioner did not offer any explanation about the death of his

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5767 of 2015 (3) dt.11-03-2015 2/2 wife. Hence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within nine months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. If the trial is not concluded within the stipulated time, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail firstly before the trial court. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) M.Rahman/- U T