Vishwanath Sahni @ Viswnath Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.41774 of 2024; decided 17-02-2025 by Justice Rajiv Roy (single judge, oral order). Petitioner: Vishwanath Sahni @ Viswnath Sahni s/o Nagendra Sahni (advocate: Rahul Kumar); Opposite Party: State of Bihar (APP: Bharat Bhushan). Arising out of P.S. Case No. 581 of 2022, Thana Shahpur Patori, District Samastipur; Sessions Trial S.Tr. No. 677 of 2023; FIR lodged 08.12.2022 by informant Adalat Mahto; charges under IPC Sections 341, 323, 304(B) (dowry death), 201, 504, 506 and 34; alleged dowry-related killing disclosed 06.12.2022. Trial status: 8 of 10 witnesses examined per letter dated 04.02.2025; trial expected to conclude in three months. Outcome: bail application rejected/dismissed; no relief granted; no monetary amounts involved; no precedents cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
The Court was not inclined to extend the privilege of bail to the petitioner, considering that the case is at an advanced stage and that there are allegations against him.