Sonu Poddar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50037 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2020 Thana- BAHERI District- Darbhanga ====================================================== SONU PODDAR S/o Dayanand Poddar R/o village- Baligaon, P.S.- Baheri, District- Darbhanga.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Alok Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rabindra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 06-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No. 33/2020, instituted for the offence under Section 304 (B) of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the F.I.R., it is a case of setting fire after sprinkling the kerosene oil upon the person of the victim by the co-accused and this petitioner who is the husband due to which the victim burn to death.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and there is no prior complaint of torture, harassment and misbehave with the victim.

Learned APP appearing on behalf for the State

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50037 of 2022(3) dt.06-02-2023 2/2 vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and the husband of the deceased whose ample responsibility to maintain and keeping the deceased with full honour and dignity but he did not do so. After sprinkling the kerosene oil the victim burnt to death. This fact supported by the witnesses during investigation and postmortem report also support the prosecution case. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as soon as possible.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Ranjeet/- U T