Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9003 of 2012 (3) dt.09-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9003 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dilip Paswan S/O Narain Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 09-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 08.06.2011 in a case initially, registered under [STATUTE] but later on, [STATUTE] was also added. The present case has been registered on the basis of Ferdbeyan of deceased, Rajkumari Devi and in the aforesaid Ferdbeyan, she specifically stated that petitioner along with first information report named accused, Janak Dulari Devi and Rekha Devi set her on fire as a result of which she sustained burn injuries. Admittedly, the deceased died in course of her treatment on account of aforesaid burn injuries. In course of investigation, the statements of witnesses were recorded and almost all the witnesses stated that prior to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9003 of 2012 (3) dt.09-07-2012 alleged occurrence deceased was beaten by the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and accordingly, his prayer for bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 540 of 2011 arising out of Ujiarpur P.S. Case No. 100 of 2011 pending in the court of 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Samastipur is, hereby, rejected, at least, at this stage. However, learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Samastipur is directed to conclude the trial of the petitioner within one year from the date of receipt of this order and if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the above stated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail before the learned trial court itself. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.