Raju Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62537 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2019 Thana- LADAIYATAR District- Munger ====================================================== RAJU SINGH Son of Umesh Prasad Singh @ Kare Singh Resident of Village - Mahgama (Laheta), P.s.- Laraiya Tand, Distt.- Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

M/s Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 05-01-2022 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in a case registered under sections 304B, 201, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner who is the husband of the deceased is that he along with other accused persons burnt the daughter of the informant for non-fulfillment of the demand of dowry.

It is submitted by learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner that the earlier application for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 12.1.2021 (Annexure-1) passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19111 of 2020. The petitioner is in custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62537 of 2021(4) dt.05-01-2022 2/2 9.12.2019 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no progress in the trial in the learned trial court. The two prosecution witnesses who have been examined have not supported the prosecution case. There are no eye witness to the occurrence and no chance of the trial concluding in the near future. Heard learned APP for the State.

The application for bail of the petitioner who is the husband of the deceased in a case under section 304B of the Indian Penal Code was rejected on merits by the earlier order dated 12.1.2021.

As per the report received with respect to the stage of the trial, three witnesses have been examined on behalf of the prosecution.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T