Laltu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15381 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-324 Year-2023 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Laltu Paswan Son of Udit @ Udit Paswan Village- Chandpur Bhangha, Ward No.7, Tola- Jagdishpur, P.S.- Janki Nagar, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Harish Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 02-05-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in connection with Sessions Case no. 576 of 2023, arising out of Forbesganj P.S. Case no.324 of 2023 registered under sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was married to the petitioner herein. The daughter of the informant being in the family way was tortured and assaulted by the accused persons including the petitioner herein, brought on a motorcycle and left at her mausi's place. On learning about the same the informant reached his sister-in-law's place and took his deceased daughter for postmortem examination.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15381 of 2025(3) dt.02-05-2025 2/3 petitioner, who happens to be the husband of the deceased, has been falsely implicated in the case. The earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 5.3.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 71760 of 2023. Inspite of the petitioner having remained in custody since 16.4.2023 and cooperating in the learned Court below, the trial has still not progressed and there is no chance of the same concluding in the near future. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. A report was called for from the learned trial Court. As per the report received contained in letter dated 9.4.2025 of the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Araria, after framing of charge three out of the five charge-sheeted witnesses have been examined on behalf of the prosecution. Summons, bailable warrants followed by non-bailable warrants have been issued for appearance of the witnesses as also summons have been issued for appearance of the doctor.
7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner, who happens to be the husband of the deceased together with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15381 of 2025(3) dt.02-05-2025 3/3 the trial having proceeded in the learned trial Court, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.
8. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T