Saheb Lal Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.43686 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -127 Year- 2013 Thana -TARAIYA District- SARAN ======================================================

1. Saheb Lal Rai Son of Sudarshan Rai, a resident of village- Belahari, P.S.- Taraiyan, District- Saran .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Harish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-11-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being husband of the victim is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after three years of marriage for non fulfillment of dowry demands and throwing the dead body in the river. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim died due to drowning. The postmortem report reflects no external injury. More over, co accused Sudarshan Rai, father of the petitioner has been acquitted vide S.T.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43686 of 2015 (3) dt.03-11-2015 2/2 No. 108 of 2015 where the informant and others deposed that the victim died due to drowning.

Considering the fact that co accused has been acquitted and the informant has not supported the accusation, it is a case for consideration of the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 127 of 2013 pending in the court of learned CJM, Saran at Chapra.

This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T