Gulab Chand Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6458 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2014 Thana- MARAUNA District- Supaul ====================================================== GULAB CHAND THAKUR, S/o Late Uchit Lal Thakur. Resident of Rasuar, Kyota Patti, P.S.- Marauna, District- Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dr. Shashi Shekhar Kishore For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Marauna Police Station Case No.76 of 2014, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1st, Supaul.

Petitioner is husband of the victim of dowry death. The death is alleged within five years of marriage for nonfulfillment of dowry demand. The dead body could not be traced out during investigation. The petitioner is in custody since 17.08.2018. Considering the nature of allegation and presumption of law against the petitioner, I am not inclined to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6458 of 2019(3) dt.22-04-2019 2/2 enlarge the petitioner, above named, on bail. Hence, prayer is refused.

The learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within 09 months, failing which the petitioner would be at liberty to renew the prayer before the court below itself.

(Birendra Kumar, J) abhishek/- U T