Shiv Pujan Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25686 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -39 Year- 2014 Thana -MEHANDIA District- JEHANABAD ====================================================== Shiv Pujan Pandit S/o Late Jagdeo Pandit, R/o Vill- Masuda, P.S.- Mahendra, P.O.- Mahendia, Distt- Arwal.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2016 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner being the father-in-law of the informant is languishing in custody since 8.9.2015 in a case registered for the offences punishable under sections 342, 323, 324, 326, 307, 498A and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Prosecution case is that on 15.5.2014 the informant Lalita Devi while cooking food in the house, her husband came and started abusing and assaulting her. It is further alleged that the petitioner Shiv Pujan Pandit being the father-in-law, the motherin-law and her husband locked the informant in the room and asked her to get 2 lacs rupees from her parents and when she refused to bring Rs.2 lacs, all of them poured kerosene oil on her body and lit the fire. The informant was taken to the hospital but subsequently, she succumbed to the injuries.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25686 of 2016 (4) dt.25-07-2016 The report of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge II, Jehanabad dated 2.7.2016 reflects that out of nine charge sheeted witnesses, two have been examined and the trial is likely to be concluded within a period of six months.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is aged person and maliciously the accusation has been levelled. The thrust of accusation is against the husband of the victim, who is in custody.

Considering the nature of accusation and the time frame for concluding the trial transmitted by the learned trial court, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. This application is, accordingly, dismissed.

Let the learned trial court conclude the trial expeditiously.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Surendra/- U