Krishna Murari Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41741 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-89 Year-2017 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Krishna Murari Singh, S/o Late Ram Awadhesh Singh, R/v- Harli, P.S.- Mufasil, Distt- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Anand Kishore Choudhary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 24-09-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. The petitioner seeks bail in Mufasil P. S. Case No. 89/2017 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 304B/34 Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is the husband of the deceased.

It is alleged in the written report that sister of the informant was married with this petitioner on 22.4.2016. It is further alleged that all her in-laws including the petitioner used to make demand of dowry. It is further alleged that on 12.2.2017 his sister was burnt by her in-laws due to non fulfillment of demand of dowry on account of which his sister

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41741 of 2018(5) dt.24-09-2018 2/3 sustained severe burn injury. He has received information that she is admitted in Magadh Medical College, Gaya and from there she was referred to Patna where she died. It is further alleged that in the hospital the sister of the informant told the informant about the occurrence and also gave one written paper. On the strength of the such paper, the FIR has been instituted.

Learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the alleged occurrence has taken place within one year of the marriage in the Sasural. The victim has sustained 70% burn injury.

The learned Sessions Judge has mentioned in the impugned order that the petitioner also made attempt to save the deceased but there is no any injury on the person of the petitioner.

The case diary has been received wherein the postmortem report of the deceased is available which shows that the deceased has sustained 70% burn injuries. In such circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Prayer for bail made on behalf of the petitioner stands rejected.

Petitioner would be at liberty to renew prayer for bail

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41741 of 2018(5) dt.24-09-2018 3/3 after 09 months, if no substantial progress has been made in the trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U T