Ranjan Singh @ Ranjay Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20458 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-550 Year-2019 Thana- AMARPUR District- Banka ====================================================== RANJAN SINGH @ RANJAY SINGH SON OF KAILASH SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BHADARIYA, POLICE STATIONAMARPUR, DISTRICT BANKA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Srivastva, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 21-10-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 304B, 341, 323, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the sister of the informant who was married to the petitioner herein in the year 2013 was killed for non-fulfillment of dowry of T.V., Fridge etc. The dead body was disposed of.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the allegations as levelled in the F.I.R. are false and concocted. There is an inordinate delay in lodging of the F.I.R. inspite of the police station being at a distance of 10 kilometres. It has transpired in course of investigation that prior to the date

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20458 of 2021(3) dt.21-10-2021 2/2 of occurrence, the relationship was absolutely normal and it was over a trivial dispute that the sister of the informant consumed poison and died as a result thereof. The allegations are general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner is in custody since 26.2.2020 and has no criminal antecedent.

The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State who submits that not only the petitioner is the husband but even after the unnatural death, the body of the victim was disposed of.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case together with the allegations in the F.I.R. against the petitioner who happens to be the husband of the deceased, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T