Manoj Chaudhry v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28447 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-322 Year-2020 Thana- BANIAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== MANOJ CHAUDHRY Son of Ramnath Chaudhry Resident of Village - Puchhari, P.S.- Baniapur, District - Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 08-09-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Let the defect(s), if any, as pointed out by the office be removed within four weeks.

The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Baniapur P.S. Case No. 322 of 2020 for the offences under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the FIR, the deceased lady was married to the petitioner herein and the couple was blessed with a child. However, she was regularly tortured for dowry and on the fateful day, it is alleged that she was burnt to death by pouring kerosene oil on her body.

The informant has further alleged that there was no information from the petitioner's side and only after he reached

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28447 of 2022(2) dt.08-09-2022 2/2 there, he found the dead body and all the accused persons had fled away from the scene.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased, he cannot exonerate his responsibility from the alleged death of his wife, this Court is not inclined to grant him privilege of bail which is accordingly rejected. The trial Court is hereby directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within a period of one year. (Rajiv Roy, J) Jagdish/NehaU T