Ravindra Kumar Singh @ Ravindra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10266 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -58 Year- 2014 Thana -CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- SARAN ======================================================

1. Ravindra Kumar Singh @ Ravindra Singh S/o Late Ram Karan Singh R/o Village Bisunpura, P.S. Chapra Muffasil, District Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary-1(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks his bail in a case registered under Sections 304B and 34 IPC.

The petitioner is the husband. Mother of the deceased made allegation that her daughter was married with the petitioner in the year 2012 and she got information on 31.3.2014 that her daughter was burnt. She went there and found her daughter in burnt condition and on 1.4.2014, she died.

Submission is that the daughter of the informant was burnt on 31.3.2014, but FIR was lodged on 1.4.2014. The victim was burnt and she was not in a position to speak. It is alleged that after the victim's death, the case was lodged. It is submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted.

It appears that there is specific allegation against the petitioner that he was torturing his wife due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. The witnesses have stated that the petitioner set his wife ablaze, who became unconscious due to burnt injuries. Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10266 of 2015 (4) dt.21-05-2015 2/2 enlarge the petitioner on bail and accordingly, the same is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within a period of nine month from the date of receipt or production of a copy of this order. It the trial is not concluded within the stipulated period without any fault of the petitioner, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) ahk/- U T