Abhinandan Raut @ Avinandan Kumar @ Abhinandan Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11890 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2020 Thana- RAXAUL RAIL P.S. District- West Champaran ====================================================== ABHINANDAN RAUT @ AVINANDAN KUMAR @ ABHINANDAN RAM Son of Sri Dhrup Ram @ Dhruv Ram Resident of Village- Satpipra, Dubey Tola, P.S.- Ramgarhwa, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 19-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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

As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant who was married to the petitioner herein was tortured by the accused persons including the petitioner. She was ultimately done to death.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason of his being the husband of the deceased. There is no eye-witness to the occurrence nor any incriminating material

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11890 of 2022(3) dt.19-12-2022 2/2 has transpired in course of investigation to connect the petitioner with the alleged crime. The petitioner is in custody since 8.3.2020 and undertakes to cooperate in the trial. Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the petitioner being the husband of the deceased, the nature of allegations in the FIR together with the contents of the post-mortem report wherein the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to strangulation by ligature, 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) Prakash/- U