Patna High CourtCR. MISC./31566/2019dismissed

Md. Ajmal @ Ajmal v. The State Of Bihar

2019-05-13Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31566 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2018 Thana- RAUTA District- Purnia ====================================================== MD. AJMAL @ AJMAL Son of Jamaluddin Resident of Village-Jameera Denga, P.S-Routa, District-Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bijendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offences under Sections 302, 304B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the accused persons is of committing torture and thereafter caused death of the victim due to non-fulfilment of demand of dowry.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since25.8.2018 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the present case. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. There is no eye witness to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31566 of 2019(2) dt.13-05-2019 2/2 alleged occurrence nor there is any substantive evidence to suggest the implication of the petitioner in the present case. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The onus is on him to explain the cause of death of the deceased.

Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Prayer is rejected. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. (Sudhir Singh, J) Pankaj/- U T