Tej Bahadur Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23860 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2019 Thana- RAMGARH District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== TEJ BAHADUR SINGH SON OF HARI SINGH R/O VILLAGEMAHUAR, P.S.- RAMGARH, DISTRICT- KAIMUR AT BHABUA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 03-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections304B and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant was tortured by the petitioner who was her husband and her mother-in-law and was ultimately done to death. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the earlier application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 14.9.2020 (Annexure-1). The petitioner is in custody since 14.10.2019 and the trial is still continuing. He undertakes to cooperate in trial.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23860 of 2022(3) dt.03-08-2022 2/2 the State.

A report was called for from the learned trial Court. As per the report received contained in letter dated 14.7.2022 of the learned Addl. District and Sessions Judge XI, Kaimur at Bhabua, all the chargesheet prosecution witnesses have been examined and statement under section 313 Cr.P.C. was recorded on 13.7.2022. The case is running for defence evidence. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegations against the petitioner together with the stage of the case in the learned trial court, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and to conclude the same within a period of three months from the date of closure of the examination of defence witness. (Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T