Puurushottam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.66114 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2015 Thana- KHIRI MORE District- Patna ====================================================== Puurushottam Kumar Son of late Ramakant Yadav Resident of VillageBahadurpur, P.S. Khiri More, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pritish Kumar Lal For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Damodar Prasad Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 28-11-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in S.Tr. No. 174/2018, arising out of Khiri More P.S. Case No. 08/2015, instituted for offences under Sections 304(B), 120(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is husband of deceased.

It is alleged in the written report that daughter of informant was married with this petitioner fours years back. After marriage, daughter of informant was tortured in her Sasural for non-fulfillment of demand of vehicle and a gold chain. It is alleged that on 02.04.2015, the informant received telephonic message that her daughter has been murdered by her in-laws. The informant reached at the house of her daughter then

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.66114 of 2018(3) dt.28-11-2018 2/2 she found the house was locked. It is further alleged that accused persons including this petitioner have killed her daughter and made the dead body disappear.

Report from the court below regarding present stage of trial has been received wherein it is mentioned that after framing of charge one witness has been examined in this case. It is also mentioned in the report that trial is likely to be concluded within six months.

In view of such, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, prayer for bail of petitioner is rejected.

The trial court is directed to conclude the trial within six months from the date of receipt of this order by fixing the case on day to day basis.

The petitioner will be at liberty to renew the prayer for bail in the event the trial is not concluded within six months. (Sanjay Priya, J) rakhi/- U T