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Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC7 May 2015CR. MISC./9817/2015

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The Patna High Court rejected the bail application of a husband in custody for dowry death charges, citing the serious nature of the accusation. The court ordered expedited trial and permitted renewing the bail prayer if the trial is not concluded within one year.

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Bail prayer rejected; trial expedited; liberty to renew bail if trial is not concluded within one year.

Manoj Kumar Vs The State Of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

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Criminal Miscellaneous No.9817 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -208 Year- 2014 Thana -PALIGANJ District- PATNA ====================================================== Manoj Kumar son of Gyanchand Mahto resident of village - Dharhara, Police Station - Paliganj, District - Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akhauri Kamal Kishore Sahay For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. B.M.P.Sinha (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04/ 07-05-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the husband of the victim is languishing in custody since 31.10.2014 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 498A, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Subsequently, section 306 of the IPC was also added.

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The accusation is of killing the daughter of the informant after one and half years of the marriage for nonfulfillment of the dowry demand. The informant came to know

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about the occurrence through a co-villager of the petitioner that the victim was killed by causing serious burn injury.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the independent witnesses during investigation suggested that the relationship between the petitioner and the victim had been cordial. At the time of occurrence the petitioner was not in the house, it was petitioner, who informed the informant about the attempt being taken by the victim to commit suicide and took the victim to hospital for providing medical assistance.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the specific case of the informant was that the victim died due to burn injury caused by accused persons in spite of that case was not registered under Section 304B of the IPC when the victim died after one and half years of the marriage and now the charge-sheet has been submitted under Section 304B of the IPC.

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Considering the nature of accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at present in connection with Paliganj P.S. Case No. 208 of 2014 pending in the court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna.

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Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the

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petitioner is rejected.

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Let the trial be expedited.

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However, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail, if the trial is not concluded within a period of one year.

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(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

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DKS/U T

Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

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