Karan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.716 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2016 Thana- BHAGWANGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Karan Kumar, son of Shiv Kumar Dom, Resident of Chattipar, Sherghati, P.S.- Sherghati, District- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar No.2, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anish Chandra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 07-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Sessions Trial No. 393 of 2017 arising out of Bhagwanganj P.S. Case No. No. 63 of 2016, instituted for the offence under Section(s) 304(B), 498(A)/34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-XIII, Patna.

It is alleged in the written report that petitioner has tortured his wife (informant) on account of which, she had gone to her Maikey along with her four month old son. It is further alleged that on the date of occurrence, petitioner gave knife blow to his wife (informant) while she was sitting under the Neem tree and she died.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.716 of 2019(5) dt.07-02-2019 2/2 Case diary has been received.

The post mortem report is available in the case diary wherein the Doctor has found two incised wound and four stab injuries. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it is stale wound. It is clearly mentioned in the post mortem that injuries were stab wound.

There is specific allegation against the petitioner of giving knife blow to his wife (informant).

Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

Prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail stands rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and make efforts to dispose of the same as early as possible. (Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T