Pintu Singh @ Pintu Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40175 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -234 Year- 2015 Thana -MASRAKH District- SARAN ====================================================== Pintu Singh @ Pintu Kumar Singh Son of Fulendra Singh, resident of Village- Jajauli, P.S.- Masarakh, District- Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gajendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Anil Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-05-2017 The petitioner being husband of the victim has renewed his prayer for bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 304B, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case is of killing the sister of the informant by causing burn injury, within six years of marriage for non-fulfilment of dowry demand of rupees one lac. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that accusation of demand of dowry after six years of marriage appears to be absolutely unreasonable. Moreover the victim committed suicide. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 30.08.2015.

The earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected, vide order dated 15.02.2016, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1631 of 2016.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40175 of 2016 (5) dt.10-05-2017 2/2 This court, vide order dated 01.03.2017, called for a report from the learned trial Court with regard to the present stage of the trial as well as the period likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial.

The report of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Saran, dated 07.03.2017, at Flag-S reflects that charge has not been framed. Though it has been stipulated in the report that the trial is likely to be concluded within a period of one year. Considering the fact that report of the learned trial Court suggests that trial is not likely to be concluded shortly and the petitioner is languishing in custody since 30.08.2015, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Masarakh P.S. Case No. 234 of 2015.

Learned Court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner, if the petitioner defaults for two consecutive occasions during trial.

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