Karu Chauhan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.6443 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -243 Year- 2014 Thana -PAKARIBARAWAN District- NAWADA ====================================================== Karu Chauhan S/o late Govind Chauhan Resident of Village- Bihata Laxmkipur, P.s Pakribarawan, District Nawada. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. A.K.Choudhary(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 307, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner happens to be father in law of the deceased. The statement of deceased was recorded on the alleged date of occurrence at Sadar Hospital, Nawada and in the aforesaid statement deceased specifically stated that petitioner as well as one co-accused, Sona Devi poured kerosene oil on his body and lit fire. The aforesaid statement of deceased appears to be his dying declaration.

Accordingly, I am not inclined to release the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6443 of 2016 (4) dt.27-07-2016 2/2 petitioner on bail and hence, his prayer for bail in connection with Pakribarawan P.S. Case No. 243 of 2014 pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada stands rejected. However, the learned trial court should expedite the trial of the petitioner.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) SHAHZAD/- U T