Pashpati Devi @ Paspati v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.32738 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2018 Thana- MASRAKH District- Saran ====================================================== Pashpati Devi @ Paspati W/o Raja Ram Singh, R/o Vill.- Dharvari Madarpur, P.S.- Mashrakh, District- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Anita Kumari Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 1, APP Mr. Anil Kumar Tiwari, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 10-08-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, already in custody since 02.04.2018, seeks bail in connection with Masrakh P.S.Case No. 86 of 2018 registered under Sections 307,323, and 341/34 of the Indian penal Code and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Allegation in brief is that within two years of marriage of the informant's sister with the son of the petitioner, she was set on fire as demand of dowry was not fulfilled and after receiving information, informant went over there and found her sister burnt extensively and brought to hospital for treatment where she was declared dead.

Submission is that petitioner is mother-in-law and husband is in custody.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32738 of 2018(4) dt.10-08-2018 2/2 Whereas learned cousnel for the informant submits that within two years of marriage, she was done to death by setting fire over her body and postmortem report reveals that she died due to extensive burn injury and she was found burnt from head to toe i.e., 100% burn injury.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the nature of offence, the Court is not persuaded to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer of bail of the petitioner is rejected.

However, trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a year from the date of framing of charge. Both sides will co-operate in the trial. (Arun Kumar, J) sujit/- U T