High Court rejected bail application of husband in Section 304(B) IPC case where wife died due to strangulation. Court remitted impugned order and directed trial court to conclude trial within one year.
Petitioner's bail application rejected; trial to conclude within one year.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16551 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -132 Year- 2014 Thana -GORAUL District- VAISHALI (HAJIPUR)
====================================================== Rakesh Ram Son of Raghunath Ram, Resident of Village - Chakbyas (Chakya), P.S. - Goraul, District - Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 3 22-06-2015 Heard both sides. The petitioner seeks bail in a case under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The petitioner is the husband of the deceased. The father of the deceased alleged that his daughter Sangita Devi was married to the petitioner on 20.05.2013. It is submitted that the informant is not an eye-witness and he made allegation against husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased. The petitioner is the husband and the wife died due to strangulation within one year from the date of marriage.
Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Goraul P.S. Case No. 132/2014. Accordingly, the same is rejected.
The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and
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conclude the same within one year from the date of receipt /
production of a copy of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J)
Dilip/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, husband of the deceased in a Section 304(B) I.P.C. case, is entitled to bail.
Whether the trial court should be directed to expedite the trial.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rakesh Ram Son
The State of Bihar
Prabhat Kumar Jha
As recorded by the court registry
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