Laxman Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.4580 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -249 Year- 2016 Thana -KAHALGAON District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. Laxman Mandal, Son of Late Soli Mandal, resident of Village- Ramrai Bag, Khutahari, P.S.- Kahalgaon, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Davendra Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ram Sevak Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 24-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kahalgaon P.S. case no. 249 of 2016 for the offence under Sections 302, 120B/34 of Indian Penal Code.

It is alleged that petitioner is the husband of the deceased Nirupa Devi who died due to burn injuries. It is further alleged in the written report that she was tortured in her sasural by petitioner and other co-accused and the informant has got telephonic information that her daughter has been burnt and she was taken to Kahalgaon hospital for treatment. Then, she went to the hospital to meet her daughter but she was referred to Bhagalpur. The informant met this petitioner and her daughter at

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4580 of 2017 (3) dt.24-03-2017 2/2 railway station. The daughter of informant was taken to Bhagalpur hospital where she was declared dead. It is further alleged that the doctor, in the post-mortem report, has opined that the cause of death is burn injuries and in the inquest report also burn injuries were found from the head to the leg of the deceased. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. However, the petitioner is given liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months, if no substantive progress is made in the trial. (Sanjay Priya, J.) rinkee/- U T