Patna High CourtCR. MISC./5768/2015rejected

Vijay Singh Chandravanshi And ANR. v. The State Of Bihar

2015-03-30Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.5768 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -26 Year- 2014 Thana -NAWINAGAR District- AURANGABAD ======================================================

1. Vijay Singh Chandravanshi S/o Late Suresh Singh Chandravanshi

2. Parni Devi W/o Vijay Singh Chandrabanshi.

Both are resident of Village- Bhatwa Bhagli, P.S- Nabinagar, DistrictAurangabad. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kanhaiya Pd. Singh, Sr. Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh 1, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 30-03-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioners seek bail in a case under Section 304(B) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. The uncle of the deceased made allegations that the petitioners and other in-laws were subjecting his niece Gudiya Devi, who was married to Arun Chandrabanshi son of the petitioners in the year 2012. About 15 days before the occurrence, Vijay Singh Chandravanshi (petitioner no. 1) brought his niece to his house and on 04.03.2014, the petitioners and others burnt her to death.

Learned senior counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the father-in-law and the mother-in-law of the deceased. There is no eye witness of the occurrence. The

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5768 of 2015 (3) dt.30-03-2015 2/2 husband is not made accused in the case as he was working in Rajasthan. The deceased herself committed suicide by igniting fire in her body as she wanted to go along with her husband. It appears that the informant made a specific allegation against the petitioners that they set her ablaze. Even during the course of investigation, the witnesses have also reiterated the fact that the petitioners burnt their daughter-in-law to death. Hence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail at this stage in Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 26 of 2014. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within one year from the date of receipt of this order.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T