Patna High CourtCR. MISC./38515/2015dismissed

Rinkesh Kumar @ Rikesh Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

2015-10-08Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38515 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -127 Year- 2014 Thana -LALGANJ District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ======================================================

1. Rinkesh Kumar @ Rikesh Sharma Son of Sri Mathura Sharma Admin Sahdulahpur, P.s Lalganj, District Vaishali.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Sewak Choudhary (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-10-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner is in custody in Lalganj P.S.Case No. 127/2015 registered under Sections 302,201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Sri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Vaishali at Hajipur. The allegation against the petitioner and other coaccused is of killing the sister of the informant for non fulfilment of additional demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 22.6.2014. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering with the evidence

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38515 of 2015 (3) dt.08-10-2015 2/2 against the petitioner. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. Merely, on suspicion he has been named in the present case. The marriage of the petitioner with the deceased had taken place nine years prior to the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that other co-accused have been granted bail. On behalf of the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and named in the FIR.

Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and same is rejected. Any how, the trial court is directed to take all necessary steps to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of six months.

(Sudhir Singh, J) singh/- U T