The Patna High Court rejected a bail plea filed by Santosh Ram charged in a dowry-death case. Since the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and has moral liability to care for her, regular bail was denied, and the trial court was directed to complete the trial within six months.
Regular bail denied; trial to be completed within six months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1852 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2018 Thana- HASANPUR District- Samastipur
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Santosh Ram, S/o Pavitra Ram Resident of Village-Sakarpura, Police StationHasanpur, District- Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
4 06-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
The petitioner is in custody since 18.09.2018 in
connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 91 of 2018, registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 498A, 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and considering the fact that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased who has the moral liability to look after his wife who died within the period of seven years of her marriage, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. It is accordingly, dismissed.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1852 of 2019(4) dt.06-03-2019 2/2
However, the trial court is directed to expedite the
trial within a period of six months.
(Anjana Mishra, J)
khushbu/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail given that he is the husband of the deceased and has moral liability to look after her.
Whether the trial court should be directed to expedite the trial.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Santosh Ram
The State of Bihar
Anjana Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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