Patna High CourtCR. MISC./79086/2023bail rejected

Bikram Roy v. The State Of Bihar

2024-03-07Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79086 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2023 Thana- RUPAULI District- Purnia ====================================================== BIKRAM ROY S/O SRI CHHATRI ROY R/O VILLAGE- LALGANJ, BALA TOL, P.S- RUPAULI (MOHANPUR), DISTT.- PURNEA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 07-03-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Rupauli P.S. Case no.163 of 2023 registered under sections 304B, 302, 341, 504, 323, 498A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that his sister who was married to the petitioner herein was tortured and done to death.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case only for the reason of his being the husband of the deceased. As a result of the normal altercation between the husband and wife, the deceased hanged herself. The petitioner is in custody since 16.6.2023 and investigation in the case has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79086 of 2023(3) dt.07-03-2024 2/2 been completed.

5. Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner, who is the husband of the deceased, in the F.I.R. together with the contents of the postmortem report wherein the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to throttling, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U T