Dharmendra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30101 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -241 Year- 2014 Thana -LALGANJ District- VAISHALI(HAJIPUR) ====================================================== Dharmendra Thakur S/o Sakaldeo Thakur, resident of VillageSahdullahpur, P.S.- Lalganj, District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Sri Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-07-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Lalganj P. S. Case No. 241 of 2014 registered under Sections 307 and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 30.01.2016 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52239 of 2015.

It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that though the petitioner has remained in custody for over one year, the case has not been committed to the court of sessions.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30101 of 2016 (2) dt.27-07-2016 2/2 Be that as it may, regard being had to the specific allegation made by the victim herself in the FIR that it was the petitioner who sprinkled kerosene oil on her body and coaccused Raju Thakur set her ablaze causing serious injuries, I am not inclined to take a different view of the matter. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected once again. In case, the case of the petitioner has not been committed to the court of session, the Jurisdictional Magistrate is directed to commit the same forthwith.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Kanchan/- U T