Dinesh Rai @ Dinesh Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38435 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -259 Year- 2013 Thana -KATRA District- MUZAFFARPUR ======================================================

1. Dinesh Rai @ Dinesh Kumar Rai Son of Sanjiwan Rai, resident of village - Balua, Bahua Chandauli, P.S. - Katra, District - Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Saroj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. C.Sen Pd.Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 26-08-2015 Heard Sri Dev Narayan Yadav, the learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The petitioner seeks bail in a case under Section 304B and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. The informant alleged that his daughter was married to petitioner on 20.06.2013 but within six months of her marriage she was killed in her Sasural. The petitioner was demanding dowry. The post mortem report shows that the victim died due to asphyxia on account of strangulation.

It is submitted that seven witnesses have already been examined but they did not support the case of prosecution. Considering the nature of allegation and the fact that petitioner is the husband and his wife died within six months of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38435 of 2015 (2) dt.26-08-2015 2/2 marriage, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and hold the same on day to day basis and conclude the trial within three months from the date of receipt of this order. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/- U T