Parmanand Kewat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.40803 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -18 Year- 2015 Thana -CHEWARA District- SEKHPURA ====================================================== Parmanand Kewat son of Kapil Kewat R/o village- Chewara (Beldari) P.S.- Chewara, District-Sheikhura .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party : Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-03-2017 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Chewara P.S. Case No. 18 of 2015, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

The informant went to the house of his daughter and he found his daughter dead. The informant alleged that the petitioner and other family members were torturing his daughter due to nonfulfillment of additional demand of dowry. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The trial is in progress and examined witnesses have not supported the case of the prosecution.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40803 of 2016 (7) dt.23-03-2017 2/2 Considering the facts aforesaid and the facts that there is allegation that the petitioner killed his wife and the trial is in progress, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above named on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

The trial court is directed to expedite the trial holding on day-to-day basis and conclude the same within six months from the date of receipt of this order.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) KKSINHA/- U T