Sunil Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32475 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2018 Thana- LAUKARIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== SUNIL RAM Son of Dasarath Ram Resident of Village - Nayagaon Rampur, P.S.- Laukariya, Distt - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arjun Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 07-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Laukaria P.S. Case No. 62 of 2018, instituted for the offence under Section(s) 302 and 304B/34 of Indian Penal Code pending in the court of Sri Firoz Akram, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bagaha, West Champaran. Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

It is alleged in the written report that on the date of occurrence the informant got information that his daughter has been burnt in her sasural by the inlaws and her treatment is going on in the Hospital. The informant went to Hospital and saw her daughter has sustained burn injury. She told him that 5-6 days prior to the occurrence she was assaulted by her husband for demand of Rs.1,00,000/- and Motorcycle. She also told that on 15.6.2018 at 8:00 a.m. petitioner along with other in-laws assaulted her with fist and slap. It is further alleged that parents-in-law of daughter of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32475 of 2019(3) dt.07-08-2019 2/2 informant poured kerosene oil on her body and Nanad, Seema Devi had set her on fire. Subsequently, the daughter of informant died during course of treatment.

Learned A.P.P. has appeared and submitted that there is specific allegation in the written report that 5-6 days prior to the occurrence, the petitioner had assaulted the deceased. Case diary has been received.

The post mortem report is available in the case diary wherein the Doctor has found 90 per cent burn injury. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected. Petitioner is in custody since 17.11.2018. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and make efforts to conclude the same as early as possible preferably within a period of nine months from the date of receipt of this order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T