Raju Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.69362 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-290 Year-2016 Thana- MADHUBAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Raju Sahani, S/o Late Duldul Sahani @ Duli Sahni, R/o Village Lohargawan P.S. Madhuban, District east Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Patanjali Rishi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 4/ 21-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in Madhuban P.S. Case No. 290 of 2016 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 341, 323, 504, 201 and 304(B) Indian Penal Code, is pending in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, IV, East Champaran.

It is alleged in the written report that daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner in 2010. She was tortured in her Sasural for demand of dowry. It is alleged that one son and one daughter were also born to the daughter of the informant. It is further alleged that on 11.08.2016 she was killed in her Sasural and her dead body was disposed off to screen the evidence.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.69362 of 2018(4) dt.21-12-2018 2/2 Learned APP has submitted that in the case diary witnesses have stated about torture committed by the accused and also of committing murder for demand of dowry. Counsel for the petitioner submits that dead body has been cremated after Panchayati.

Counsel for the State submits that there is no such evidence that parents of the deceased were informed. The witnesses in the case diary have supported the allegation of committing torture with the deceased for nonfulfillment of demand of dowry. In such circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to petitioner at this stage.

Prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail is rejected. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Sanjay Priya, J) J. Alam/- Rohit Kr.

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