Chhote Lal Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26356 of 2015 (3) dt.09-10-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26356 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -169 Year- 2014 Thana -PARSABAZAR District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Chhote Lal Manjhi son of Late Ram Briksh Manjhi Resident of VillageSakraicha, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 09-10-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Parsa Bazar P.S. Case No. 169 of 2014 registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, the petitioner being the husband of the sister of the informant killed her and the petitioner is mentally unsound. Submission is of false implication and that the wife was very frustrated with her life as she was facing economical problem and due to that she committed suicide and after the occurrence the petitioner reached his house and found his wife dead and due to fear the petitioner fled away and when he came to know that Police is searching him, then he went before the Police

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26356 of 2015 (3) dt.09-10-2015 and then he was arrested. The son of the petitioner has also stated that his father is mentally unsound and, as such, considering the period of custody since 20.09.2014 he deserves sympathetic consideration to which learned APP opposes by submitting that no paper has been produced regarding mentally unsound and as such, he does not deserve bail. The inquest report and post mortem report go to suggest the brutal killing of the wife by the petitioner and further before the Police he has stated that he has killed his wife.

In the facts and circumstances stated above, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, accordingly, his such prayer stands rejected.

However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as early as possible, preferably, within six months.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) avin/- U T