Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Pandit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 62820 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-483 Year-2020 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== CHANDAN KUMAR @ CHANDAN PANDIT S/o Mohan Pandit Resident of village- Kurji, P.O.- Mohammadpur, P.S.- Phuwarisharif, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bajarangi Lal For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 14-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 304-B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner along with his family members has tortured in various ways to the daughter of the informant due to non-fulfillment of additional dowry demand and ultimately she was being killed by administering poison.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is husband and has been falsely implicated in this case. He has never demanded any thing from the deceased. Prior to the alleged incident, there is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 62820 of 2022(5) dt.14-09-2023 2/2 no complain in respect of torture or harassment made by any one at her matrimonial home. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 2.3.2022.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submitted that petitioner is husband of the deceased and during investigation, several witnesses have supported the prosecution story. FSL report also corroborates the prosecution story as Aluminium Phosphide commonly known as celphos was detected.
6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.
7. The trial court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) sushma/- U