Sikendra Mahto @ Sikendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23186 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2020 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sikendra Mahto @ Sikendra Kumar, S/o Kailash Mahto, R/o village- Sapahi Sagara Tola, P.S. Raghunathpur (O.P.) (Turkaulia), District East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-10-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Turkauliya (Raghunathpur) P.S. Case No.307 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant alleged that he solemnized marriage of his sister with the petitioner in the year 2019. The in-laws including the petitioner always tortured the sister of the informant due to non-fulfillment of additional demand of dowry and lastly the in-laws of the sister of the informant killed her. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. There

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23186 of 2021(3) dt.26-10-2021 2/2 is no specific allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The petitioner is in custody since 26.05.2020 and he has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph 3 of the bail petition.

Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that there is specific allegation against the petitioner and the petitioner is the husband of the deceased.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. However, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J.) Sanjay/- U T