Tuntun Chaupal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.17655 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -175 Year- 2017 Thana -PHULPARAS District- MADHUBANI ====================================================== Tuntun Chaupal, son of DAshai Chaupal, Resident of village- Dharmdiha, P.S.- Phulparas, District- Madhubani.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hriday Narayan Harshit For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand Kishore Pd ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 27-03-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody since 04.07.2017 seeks bail in connection with Phulparas P.S.Case No. 175 of 2017 registered under Sections 302 and 120B/34 of the Indian penal Code.

Allegation in brief is that petitioner/husband killed his wife. Submission is that wife of the petitioner died due to some disease and one of the co-accused Sita Devi has been admitted to bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 12.12.2017 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58326 of 2017. Whereas learned counsel for the State submits that according to post-mortem report, she died due to spinal injury caused to her and it transpires that she was killed by the petitioner as she was objecting illicit relationship of the petitioner with

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17655 of 2018 (2) dt.27-03-2018 2/2 another lady, co-accused of this case.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Arun Kumar, J) Sujit/- U T