Gopal Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.55713 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2018 Thana- SAHAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Gopal Ram, S/o Late Birendra Ram, resident of Village- Mozafarpur, P.S.- Sahar, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Niwas Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP Mr. Satyapal Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 3/ 17-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in Sahar P.S. Case No.73 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 304-B/34 Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, X, Ara.

Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

In the written report, it is alleged that daughter of the informant was married with this petitioner. She was tortured for demand of dowry.

Counsel for the informant submits that informant wanted to talk her daughter on mobile, but the accused persons did not allow to talk to her daughter. The informant later on

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.55713 of 2018(3) dt.17-12-2018 2/2 learnt that on 27.03.2018, her daughter has been killed in the Nanihaal of her husband by strangulation. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the doctor in the postmortem report has opined the cause of death due to strangulation. Counsel for the petitioner submits that both the parties have performed love marriage.

From the written report, it appears that marriage has taken place just one year prior to the occurrence. In such circumstances, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail is rejected. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and make all efforts to conclude the trial as early as possible, preferably, within a period of nine months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

Liberty is given to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after nine months if no substantive progress is made in the trial.

(Sanjay Priya, J) J. Alam/- U T