IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41970 of 2009 SUBHASH CHANDRA BHAGAT SON OF LATE DEEP NARAYAN BHAGAT RESIDENT OF MOHALLA DIKSAN ROAD, MUNDICHAK, POLICE STATION KOTWALI(TILKAMANJHI),DISTRICT BHAGALPUR Versus STATE OF BIHAR For the petitioner : Mr.Rana Pratap Singh,Sr.Advocate For the State : Mr.Addl.P.P. ----------- 02/ 25.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in Kotwali P.S.Case No. 519 of 2007. Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner after considering every aspects of the matter was rejected. Informant Moni Devi, prior to her death, has given her statement which was recorded by A.S.I. of Police of Barari Police Station in emergency Ward of the hospital and she in her statement has stated that she was brunt by this petitioner and other family members on account of which she received severe injuries. Subsequently, she died. Submission is that though the petitioner is in custody since long but the trial is not likely to be concluded. The petitioner is an old man and happens to be the father-in-law of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is already in custody. The death has occurred while the victim was cooking food as she accidentally caught fire. It appears from the record that prior to rejection of bail of this petitioner, a lady Asha Devi has also been refused bail twice by this Court. The deceased prior to her death has named the petitioner as one of the persons who was responsible for this occurrence. Considering all these, I am not inclined to reconsider the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is again rejected. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial. Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)