Patna High Court rejected petitioner's bail application in dowry-related suspicious death case, denying release and directing commitment to Sessions Court for early trial.
Bail application rejected; direct CJM to commit case to Sessions Court within four weeks and conclude trial early.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11804 of 2013 (3) dt.18-09-2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.11804 of 2013
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1. Mumtaz Ansari @ Mumtaz Ansari S/O Sultan Ansari Resident Of
Village- Madan Semariya, P.S.- Kochas, District- Rohtas
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar
.... .... Opposite Party/s
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR
SRIVASTAVA
ORAL ORDER
03/ 18.09.2013 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned
Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.
Taking into consideration that petitioner is husband of the deceased who died within four years of her marriage in suspicious condition and there is allegation of demand of dowry as well as torture against the petitioner, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Kochas P.S. Case no. 64/2012 pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram stands rejected.
However, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram is directed to commit the case of the petitioner to the court of Sessions in accordance with law within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, if the same has not been committed as yet and furthermore, after commitment, the trial court shall try to conclude the trial of the petitioner as early as possible.
shahid
(Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner qualifies for bail given the dowry demand allegations and suspicious death of spouse.
Whether the case needs to be committed to the Sessions Court for trial.
Mumtaz Ansari
The State Of Bihar
Hemant Kumar Srivastava
As recorded by the court registry
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