Kulkul Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48209 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -195 Year- 2014 Thana -KARAKAT District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Kulkul Singh @ Sanjay Kumar Singh son of Ramashray Singh resident of village - Mohanpur, Police Station - Karakat, District - Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajiv Nayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Shankar Das(Spl.App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 02-11-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Karakat P.S. Case No.195 of 2014, S.T. No.868 of 2014 instituted for the offences under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)III, V and 3(X) of the Schedule Case/Schedule Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act.

Allegation has made that the victim was chased and caught and thereafter allegedly put him on fire by lighting the matchbox after pouring Kerosene oil over him, on account of which the victim died.

Looking to the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48209 of 2015 (2) dt.02-11-2015 prayer for bail is rejected. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial preferably within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. (Shivaji Pandey, J) Vinay/- U T