Anar Kali Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.14512 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-253 Year-2015 Thana- MANIHARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Anar Kali Devi, W/o Ram Sakal Sahani, R/o Village- Chhitrauli, P.S.- Maniyari, District- Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Satyadev Prasad Singh Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in S.T. No.434 of 2016 arising out of Maniyari P.S. case No.253 of 2015 registered under Sections 302/34, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of 8th Addl. Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur.
Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioner committed murder of the son of the informant by means of rod and lathi.
The earlier bail application of the petitioner was rejected vide Annexure-1 to the present application taking into account that the dead body of the son-in-law of the petitioner was found in her house and the onus was on the petitioner to explain the cause of death of the deceased.
A report was called for from the Trial Court regarding the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14512 of 2018(3) dt.26-04-2018 2/2 stage of the case. It has been reported that out of seven charge sheet witnesses, four witnesses including one independent witness have already been examined and three witnesses including the doctor and the I.O. are yet to be examined and the trial is expected to be concluded within a period of three months if both the parties will cooperate. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and stage of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The same is rejected. The Trial Court is directed to take all necessary steps to conclude the trial preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur and the Civil Surgeon, Muzaffarpur are also directed to take necessary steps to produce the remaining witnesses on the date fixed by the Trial Court so that the trial could be concluded within the stipulated period. Let this order be communicated to the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur and the Civil Surgeon, Muzaffarpur.
(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T