Navin Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40276 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -11 Year- 2014 Thana -PIPRAHI District- SHEOHAR ====================================================== Navin Rai, son of Ram Awtar Rai, resident of Village Chotahi, P.S. Riga, District Sheohar .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 07-10-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner is the husband of the deceased. He is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offences under Section 302 and other allied Sections of the Penal Code at the instance of Chowkidar of the village, who first saw half burnt body of the victim and took her to hospital for treatment and registered the present case against unknown. Till the time of her death identity of the victim could not be fixed and the hospital authorities cremated her. Later, during investigation of the case registered against unknown, it transpired that in the evening preceding recovery of the body by the Chowkidar villagers of the parental village of the deceased had seen her husband and in-laws taking her half burnt body.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40276 of 2015 (2) dt.07-10-2015 2/2 In the circumstances, I am not inclined to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of bail in the event of arrest. He is directed to surrender in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheohar in connection with Piprahi P.S. Case No. 11/14 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order in the court below and apply for regular bail, which should be considered in accordance with law. This petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

(V.N. Sinha, J) Rajesh/- U T