Raju Chaudhary @ Raja Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.1738 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -124 Year- 2015 Thana -NOKHA District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Raju Chaudhary @ Raja Singh, Son of Budhoo Chaudhary @ Prabhu Shankar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sada Nand Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. U.L.Verma(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-02-2016 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 03.08.2015 in Nokha P.S. Case No.124/2015 registered for the offences punishable under sections 498A, 304B, 201, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending before the learned SDJM, Sasaram (Rohtas).

Accusation is of killing the sister of the informant after six years of marriage.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in fact the victim died due to accidental burn injuries after 7 years of marriage.

Considering the thrust of accusation against the petitioner being husband of the victim, this court is not inclined to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1738 of 2016 (4) dt.22-02-2016 2/2 grant bail to the petitioner at present. Accordingly, the application for bail on behalf of the petitioner is rejected. However, if the trial will not be concluded within a period of one year, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail.

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