Bablu Thakur @ Sanjeev Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10260 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -64 Year- 2014 Thana -LAURIYA District- WESTCHAMPARAN (BETTIAH) ====================================================== Bablu Thakur @ Sanjeev Thakur Son of Late Bachha Thakur, Resident of Village - Dubaulia, Police Station - Lauriya, District - West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar No.-7 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. R.N.Jha(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 07-05-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 08.06.2014 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B, 323 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after six years and ten months of the marriage for non-fulfillment of the dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the independent witnesses have suggested that the victim committed suicide when the petitioner was not present in the house. The door of the room was broke open by the co-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10260 of 2015 (03) dt.07-05-2015 2/2 villagers and then it was found that the victim was hanging with ceiling.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the State that some of the witnesses from the informant side have suggested that the victim was killed, though, none of the independent witnesses have suggested that the victim committed suicide but there has been demand of dowry form before. Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at present in connection with Lauriya P.S. Case No. 64 of 2014 pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Let the trial be expedited.

However, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail, if the trial is not concluded within a period of one year.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T