Pawan Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11280 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -246 Year- 2011 Thana -MOTIPUR District- MUZAFFARPUR pending in the Court of 11th Additional Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur in Connection with S.T. No.38/17 ======================================================

1. Pawan Rai, S/o Sri Pahalad Rai, Resident of Village- Mahawal, P.S.- Motipur District- Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K.Arun, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Reena Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-04-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is languishing in custody for the offence punishable under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is husband of the victim girl, who died within seven years of marriage in unnatural circumstances in her matrimonial house. There is allegation of demand of dowry and torture for the same to the victim soon before her death. Submission of the petitioner is that trial is going on and the informant had not supported the allegation. Moreover, the victim died of illness.

No prescription of illness of the victim has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11280 of 2017 (3) dt.12-04-2017 2/2 produced. Hence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is refused. The learned trial Court is directed to conclude the trial, without giving unnecessary adjournment to any of the parties, expeditiously.

(Birendra Kumar, J) Mkr./- U T