Pankaj Singh And ANR. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38941 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -37 Year- 2012 Thana -BELDAUR District- KHAGARIA ======================================================

1. Pankaj Singh Son of Late Ram Lagan Singh Resident of Village - Mehtabasa Gighaun, P.S.-Beldaur, District - Khagaria

2. Chhotelal Singh Son of Late Ram Lagan Singh Resident of Village - Mehtabasa Gighaun, P.S.-Beldaur, District - Khagaria .... .... Petitioners.

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shardanand Jha(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V. NATH ORAL ORDER 14-01-2015 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned additional public prosecutor.

The two petitioners are in custody in connection with Beldaur P.S.Case No. 37/2012 for the offences under Sections 302,201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner no.1 is Dewar and the petitioner no.2 is husband of the deceased lady and the allegation as apparent from the F.I.R. is of her murder due to demand of dowry and nonbearing of child by her. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have been implicated in the case only on the basis of suspicion. It has also been canvassed that

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38941 of 2014 (2) dt.14-01-2015 there has been delay of 3 days in lodging the first information report even when the mother of the deceased lady was aware of the death on 03.03.2012 itself.

However considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioners on bail.

The application is accordingly rejected.

(V. Nath, J) Nitesh/- U T