Munna Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45495 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-304 Year-2018 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== Munna Kumar Son of Rameshwar Yadav Resident of Village - Ghasibigha, P.S.- Belaganj, District - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 04-12-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in S. Tr. No. 227 of 2019 arising out of Belaganj PS Case No. 304 of 2018 dated 09.10.2018 instituted under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner and seven others is of killing the sister of the informant and disposing off the body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegation is false and that there was no reason for him to kill his wife and that she had herself consumed poison.

5. Learned APP, from the case diary, submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45495 of 2019 dt.04-12-2019 2/2 the strongest circumstantial evidence against the petitioner and seven other co-accused is that they had not even bothered to inform either the police or the family members of the deceased and the body was disposed off behind their back. It was further submitted that there was also no attempt by the petitioner, who was the husband, to take the deceased to any doctor for treatment if he was aware of the fact that she had consumed poison. It was submitted that before the police, during investigation, witnesses have supported the prosecution story.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

7. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J) Anjani/- AFR/NAFR U T