Sinodh Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56270 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-2020 Thana- DINARA District- Rohtas ====================================================== SINODH CHOUDHARY S/O VIKRAMA CHOUDHARY R/o- Bisi Kala, P.S.- Dinara, Distt.- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Harendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner in the year 2008. On 22.07.2020 at about 2 PM the informant got information that his daughter has been assaulted by this petitioner and thereafter he received information that his daughter has been strangulated to death.

It is submitted that petitioner being a labourer was not present and his house and just after knowing the fact regarding death of his wife he came there from the field and informed the informant and his family members and in their presence dead

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56270 of 2021(3) dt.16-05-2022 2/2 body was cremated. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 22.10.2019 and investigation in this case is complete.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is direct and specific allegation against this petitioner of committing assault as a result of which daughter of informant died. Petitioner is husband of the deceased and during the course of investigation it has also come that this petitioner caused the death of daughter of informant.

Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T