Saifullah Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20519 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-296 Year-2019 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== SAIFULLAH ANSARI Son of Late Ali Hasan Mian Resident of VillageFulwariya, Police Station- Shikarpur, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sachida Nand Rai, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 18-11-2021 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in a case registered under sections 302, 201, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was done to death by her husband, the petitioner herein as also the members of his family. It subsequently transpired that the deceased was buried in an orchard. Subsequently her body was exumed and in the postmortem conducted it transpired that besides having an injury on her forehead she was strangulated to death.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 28.5.2020 (Annexure-1). Inspite of the petitioner being in custody since 11.7.2019, only one witness

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20519 of 2021(4) dt.18-11-2021 2/2 has been examined on behalf of the prosecution. Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner, 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) Spd/- U T