Shree Lal Harijan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25613 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -3 Year- 2017 Thana -TEDHAGACHH District- KISANGANJ ======================================================

1. Shree Lal Harijan Son of Polu Harijan, resident of Village- Tegharia, Police Station- Terhagachh, District- Kishanganj. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amal Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ashok Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2017 Heard the parties.

This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Terhagachh P.S.Case No.03 of 2017, registered for the offences under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is husband and the case is for dowry death as there is allegation of demand of dowry and cruelty. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the post mortem report shows that the death is due to hanging, as such it is suicidal and no specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioner, who is husband.

Heard learned A.P.P. also, who has opposed the prayer for bail drawing my attention towards paragraph nos. 8, 9, 12 and 16 of the case diary and it is submitted that there is allegation of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25613 of 2017 (4) dt.10-07-2017 2/2 demand of dowry as well as cruelty and the postmortem report also supports the case of his unnatural death. Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, however, considering the fact that he is in custody, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is dismissed.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U