Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24215/2024rejected

Domni Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-04Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24215 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2022 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Domni Devi W/O Sri Ramesh Ram R/O Village- Fatehpur, P.S- Narpatganj, Distt.- Araria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kundan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-07-2024 Heard Mr. Kundan Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 23.04.2022, in connection with Narpatganj P.S. Case No.181 of 2022, FIR dated 23.04.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner along with other co-accused person is said to have killed the deceased, namely, Rukmani Devi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24215 of 2024(4) dt.04-07-2024 2/2 petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 23.04.2022.

5. Vide order dated 17.05.2024, a report with regard to the present status of the trial was called for. Report of the learned Trial Court dated 25.05.2024 reveals that out of five charge-sheeted witnesses, four witnesses have been examined and only I.O. of this case is left to be examined.

6. Learned APP for the State, on the other hand, opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the report of the trial Court, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Narpatganj P.S. Case No 181 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Araria.

8. Prayer is refused.

9. However the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest. (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) ajay/- U T