IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.726 of 2010 DR.MANTOSH KUMAR son of Babulal Sahani of village Talwa, Police Station Kotwa, District East Champaran, ….Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR… …OPPOSITE PARTY For the Petitioner: Mr. Mr.Sangeet Deokuliar, Advocate For the State: Mr. U.S.P. Singh, APP ----------- 6 06.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is in custody and seeks bail in a case registered under section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation as set up in the first information report is that within one and half years of marriage the daughter of the informant was killed by her in-laws including the petitioner, who happens to be the husband of the deceased. There is also allegation of demand of dowry and torture and subsequent killing of the victim. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the villagers as well as some of the relatives of the deceased during the course of investigation have stated that the deceased had committed suicide. However, chargesheet has been submitted in this case under section 2 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner is the husband of the victim and this is a case under section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code with the allegation demand of dowry and torture and subsequent killing of the deceased by the in-laws including the petitioner. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the gravity of the nature of allegation against the petitioner and also the allegation that within one and half years of the marriage the daughter of the informant has been allegedly killed, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. This application is, accordingly, dismissed at this stage. Since the petitioner is stated to be in custody since 28.11.2008 I deem it desirable to direct that the trial court concerned shall take all possible steps for expeditious disposal of the concerned trial, preferably within six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. I have also perused the report of the concerned court and it has been disclosed that the charges 3 have been framed on 19.11.2009 itself, but the prosecution has not been able to examine any witness. In the above view of the matter, I also direct the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari, to take every possible step, so that the prosecution witnesses could be produced before the concerned trial court on the date fixed in the concerned case. SC ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)