Ranjeet Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12870 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-349 Year-2018 Thana- SAHPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjeet Rai, Son of Kesho Rai @ Keshav Rai R/o- Hanumanganj, P.S. - Shahpur, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ghanshyam Tiwary, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 09-07-2020 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State through video conferencing.

Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 349/2018 for the offences registered under Section 304[B] of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner happens to be husband of the deceased and there is specific allegation against him that he set fire on the person of the deceased. Furthermore, admittedly, deceased died of burn injuries in course of her treatment and according to prosecution case, the marriage of deceased had taken place with petitioner on 19.11.2017 whereas, deceased died on 16.11.2018 i.e. near about within one year of marriage and, furthermore, prosecution case is that deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment prior to her death on account of non fulfillment of illegal demand of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12870 of 2020(3) dt.09-07-2020 2/2 Rs. 5 lacs.

The contention of learned counsel appearing for petitioner is that informant lodged this case under misconception but, subsequently, when he came to know about the real fact he filed the petition before A.C.J.M-I, Danapur mentioning therein that the deceased was caught in fire accidentally while she was cooking meal and, moreover, the informant got solemnized the marriage of his second daughter with the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and, accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) GAURAV S./- U T