High Court of Patna rejected the bail plea in a murder case involving alleged infanticide, directing trial courts and police to expedite the investigation and trial within nine months.
Bail rejected. Trial to be concluded within 9 months. Direction to SP for witness attendance.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15553 of 2018
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -20 Year- 2017 Thana -SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSAMASTIPUR
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.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
.... .... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bijay Bhushan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Sunil Kumar Pandey
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER
2 02-05-2018 Heard both sides.
The petitioner seeks bail in S.T. No.360 of 2017, arising out of Samastipur (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.20/2017, registered under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no eyewitness of the occurrence but it appears that the informant himself alleged that the newly born child was thrown in septic tank by the petitioner.
Considering the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.
The Trial Court is directed to hold the trial on day to day basis and conclude the same within 9 months from the date of
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receipt of this order.
The Superintendent of Police, Samastipur is directed to ensure the attendance of the prosecution witnesses in the trial court in S.T. No.360 of 2017, arising out of Samastipur (Muffasil) P.S. Case No.20/2017, so that the trial must be concluded within 9 months.
Let a copy of this order be sent to the Trial court as well
as Superintendent of Police, Samastipur for information and needful.
(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be granted bail in a murder case involving alleged infanticide.
Pinki Kumari @ Pinki Devi
The State of Bihar
Prabhat Kumar Jha
As recorded by the court registry
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