The Patna High Court rejected a bail petition in a murder case. The court held that the petitioner's unproven claim of being out of state did not absolve him of suspicion as the husband of the deceased.
Petitioner to be arrested and to face trial according to law.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5659 of 2013 (2) dt.08-02-2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5659 of 2013
| ====================================================== Santosh Mehta Son of Mahabir Mehta |
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| .... .... Petitioner/s Versus |
| The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s |
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Appearance : |
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bachan Ojha |
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Murudhar |
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL ORDER |
2 08-02-2013 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
4 It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated being the husband of the deceased and without considering that they had formed love marriage in the year 2007 being co-villagers. Besides, the petitioner was working in Faridabad in a private company as an electrician at the time of occurrence, and on coming to know of the occurrence, lodged the complaint case against the family members of the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5659 of 2013 (2) dt.08-02-2013
deceased who had always been opposed to the marriage.
(Vikash Jain, J)
Namita/-
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner apprehending arrest for alleged murder under Section 302 IPC.
Whether the petitioner's claim of being away at Faridabad at the time of incident warrants bail.
Santosh Mehta
The State Of Bihar
Vikash Jain
As recorded by the court registry
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