Shekhar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48340 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2020 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== SHEKHAR KUMAR Son of Jagarnath Singh Resident of village - Bahorawa, Police Station - Vaishali (Belsar O.P.), District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anirudh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 21-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under sections 302, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, it is stated by the informant that his daughter was married to the petitioner in the year 2013. Information was received on mobile phone about her murder and her dead body having been found buried. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. There is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 24.12.2020 and undertakes to cooperate in the case / trial.

Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48340 of 2021(3) dt.21-03-2022 2/2 perusal of the contents of the postmortem report, it transpires that the cause of death of the daughter of the informant is said to be asphyxia due to throttling. Further taking into consideration the facts of the case, the material that has transpired in course of investigation, the contents of the postmortem report and the petitioner being the husband of the deceased, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T