Ravindra Giri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.53420 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -193 Year- 2017 Thana -BARAULI District- GOPALGANJ ====================================================== Ravindra Giri, son of late Ram Kripal Giri, resident of village Madhopur, O.P. Madhopur, P.S. Barauli, Distt. Gopalganj .... .... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Naresh Chandra Verma, A.P.P. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ahtash Ali Khan, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 29-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Sessions Trial No. 46 of 2018 arising out of Barauli P.S. Case No. 193 of 2017 instituted for the offence under Sections 302, 201, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner is husband of the deceased.

In the written report it is alleged that daughter of the informant was murdered in her sasural and dead body was thrown in the paddy field just adjacent to the house of the petitioner. The informant learnt from the villagers that his daughter has been done to death by strangulation.

Case diary has been received.

Learned A.P.P. has submitted that cause of death has been shown in the post mortem report by strangulation. Post

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.53420 of 2018 (3) dt.29-10-2018 2/2 mortem report is available in the case diary. Learned A.P.P. has further submitted that dead body was recovered from paddy field just adjacent to the house of the petitioner. Report was called for from the court below which has been received, from which it appears that trial has proceeded. Summons has been issued for appearance of the prosecution witnesses.

There is specific allegation against the petitioner in the written report of committing murder of the daughter of the informant.

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

Prayer for bail of 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 with a period of nine months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

Petitioner may renew the prayer for bail after nine months if trial is not concluded within aforesaid period. (Sanjay Priya, J) S.Ali/- U T