Umesh Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.59319 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2018 Thana- EKMA District- Saran ====================================================== Umesh Mahto S/o Rekha Mahto, R/o Vill.- Phustikala, P.S.- Ekma, DistrictSaran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Ban Bihari Singh, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 26-11-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Ekma P.S. Case No. 154 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Sections 302, 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

In the written report it is alleged that informant got information through villager that his daughter has been murdered in her sasural. The informant along with his uncle went to sasural of his daughter and found his daughter lying dead in courtyard. He enquired from the petitioner about her death but he did not speak anything.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not present in the house at the time of alleged occurrence. Case diary has been received.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.59319 of 2018(5) dt.26-11-2018 2/2 The post mortem report is available in the case diary wherein the Doctor has opined the cause of death due to Asphyxia caused by haemorrhage. The daughter of the informant has died unnatural death.

Counsel for the informant and State have submitted that police in the inquest report has found round black spot on the neck of the deceased.

Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

Prayer for bail for the petitioner stands rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and make efforts to conclude the same as early as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T