Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22408/2015dismissed

Hajari Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2015-07-13Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.22408 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -118 Year- 2014 Thana -GOVINDGANJ DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Hajari Sah Son of Sheo Lochan Sah R/o Radhiya, P.S. Govindganj, District - East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. A.L.Pandit (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 13-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 17.03.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304B and 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after four years of the marriage. The informant has stated that the victim used to complain about the torture being inflicted to her and the informant when went to in-laws of the victim found the dead body kept in an orchard. It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22408 of 2015 (2) dt.13-07-2015 2/2 petitioner that the petitioner was not present in the house of the alleged date of the occurrence and the informant has retracted from the initial version and filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below.

Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present in connection with Govindganj P.S. Case No. 118 of 2014 pending in the court of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Motihari.

Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

Let the trial be expedited.

However, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after examination of the informant during trial.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) DKS/- U T