Arjun Kumar @ Arjun Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27507 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2020 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== ARJUN KUMAR @ ARJUN KUMAR SINGH Son of Late Suresh Singh Resident of Village - Bibipour Mahora, P.S.- Belsar (O.P.), District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
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Ms. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 13-01-2023 No one appears for the petitioner. Learned APP for the State is present through video conferencing. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant who was married to the petitioner herein was tortured for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry and ultimately she was done to death and her body disposed of.
The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the husband of the deceased. There are no eye witness to the occurrence. It was a natural death and the members of the informant's family participated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27507 of 2022(4) dt.13-01-2023 2/2 cremation. A petition has been filed by the informant before the police to the effect that they do not want to proceed with the case in view of the compromise having arrived at between the parties. The petitioner is in custody since 22.1.2021. Heard learned APP for the State and perused the material on record. In view of the nature of allegation in the FIR together with the petitioner being the husband of the deceased, 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. (Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T