Amit Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51705 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2020 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== AMIT KUMAR JHA SON OF PRAMOD JHA R/O VILLAGESUKHSENA, P.S.- BARHARA KOTHI, DISTRICT- PURNIA, BIHAR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 25-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

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

As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant who was married to the petitioner herein about 10 years back was tortured for non-fulfillment of the demand of a scorpio vehicle by the petitioner and other accused persons. She was ultimately done to death by burning.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason that he happens to be the husband of the deceased. It was as a result of trivial quarrel between the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51705 of 2021(3) dt.25-03-2022 2/2 husband and wife that the deceased set herself on fire resulting in extensive burn injury and subsequent death. The investigation in the case has concluded and the petitioner is in custody since 19.9.2020. He has no criminal antecedent.

Heard learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the petitioner being the husband of the deceased together with the allegations in the FIR and the material that has transpired in course of investigation, 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) Prakash/- U