Kartik Sahni @ Suraj Sahni @ Suraj Kumar @ Sarju Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2496 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2022 Thana- JOGBANI District- Araria ====================================================== KARTIK SAHNI @ SURAJ SAHNI @ SURAJ KUMAR @ SARJU SAHNI S/o Satyanarayan Sahni R/v- Tikuliya, P.S.- Jogbani, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gopal Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 19-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of killing the daughter of the informant, due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. He submitted that there is no direct evidence against the petitioner in respect of commission of murder. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para3 of the bail petition. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 13.01.2022.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2496 of 2023(3) dt.19-06-2023 2/2 Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for bail and submitted that petitioner is the husband of the deceased and death has been occurred within seven years of marriage. As per Postmortem report, it appears that cause of death is Asphyxia as a result of injuries and throttling. The sole responsibility of taking care of the deceased is upon her husband (petitioner) but he did not do so. During investigation several witnesses have also supported the prosecution case. 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.

The trial Court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T