Santosh Kumar Prajapati v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27571 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-168 Year-2019 Thana- NAUTAN District- Siwan ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI S/o Swaminath Prajapati Resident of Village-Barai Patti, Police Station-Nautan, District-Siwan. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raghav Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Damodar Pd.Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-10-2020 This matter is taken up for consideration through Video Conferencing under the orders of Hon'ble the Chief Justice.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in Nautan P.S. Case No. 168 of 2019, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, informant's daughter was married with this petitioner in the year 2017. One female child was born out of the said wedlock. Thereafter, they shifted to Pune. The grand-daughter of the informant on 23.09.2019, gave information on the mobile of informant that petitioner and his family members set ablaze his daughter. On 24.09.2019,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27571 of 2020(2) dt.19-10-2020 2/2 informant's daughter died during treatment.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner is husband of the deceased. The deceased caught fire in her sari while she was preparing food. Petitioner has taken his wife to the hospital for treatment. Petitioner is in custody since 25.10.2019 having no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the petition.

Considering the fact that petitioner is husband of the deceased and deceased died within seven years of her marriage at her sasural in other than normal circumstance, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above-named on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T