Shambhu Sharma And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61746 of 2017 (3) dt.24-01-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61746 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -48 Year- 2017 Thana -SRI NAGAR District- MADHEPURA ======================================================

1. Shambhu Sharma, S/o Bindeshwari Sharma

2. Sulochna Devi, Wife of Shambu Sharma, Both resident of VillageBahao, Ward No.- 12, P.S.- Srinagar, District- Madhep.... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners : Mr. Anirudh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party : Mr. Sri Satyadev Prasad Singh Yadav ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-01-2018 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners, already in custody, seek bail in Srinagar PS Case No. 48 of 2017 registered under Sections 304(B) and 120B of the IPC.

The allegation in brief is that within a year for realizing further dowry the informant's daughter was done to death by the husband and his family members.

Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law and petitioner no. 1 had telephonically informed regarding death of his daughter-in-law to her father.

Learned Counsel for the State submits that within a year she was done to death and there is allegation against these petitioners also. There is ante mortem injury on the body of the deceased before her body was set on fire.

Having considered the said facts and circumstances, the prayer for bail of the petitioners is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude the same within one and half year.

Snkumar/- (Arun Kumar, J.) U T