Angur Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66449 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2022 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== ANGUR KUMAR Son of Kailash Das Resident of Village- Dudhahi, Ward No.-12, P.S.- Harsidhi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Manoj Kumar,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 25.08.2022 in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 15 of 2022, F.I.R. dated 11.01.2022 registered for the offence punishable under Section 304(B)/34 of IPC, later on Section 302 of IPC was added.
Allegation against the petitioner is that he alongwith other co-accused persons have in furtherance of their common intention committed the dowry death of the daughter of the informant.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. In fact the petitioner is brother-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66449 of 2022(6) dt.19-06-2023 2/2 in-law of the deceased and there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons including the petitioner.
Vide order dated 23.03.2023, a report was called for with regard to the present status of the trial. Report of the learned Trial Court dated 28.03.2023 reveals that out of seven chargesheet witnesses, four witnesses have already been examined and the case is pending for the examination of the rest of the prosecution witnesses.
Considering the report of the learned Trial Court, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 15 of 2022 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran. Prayer is refused.
However, the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest. (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T