IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15705 of 2008 BIJENDRA YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 30.7.2008 Heard. The petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased Nutan Devi. The allegation is that the father of the informant had transferred one bigha land in the name of the deceased Nutan Devi, and others and the husband of the deceased were pressurizing the deceased to transfer that particular land in their names which was not being done. The further allegation is that the accused persons were also requiring the deceased to bring Rs.55,000/- which was also not paid. As a result of the above reasons it is alleged the petitioner, who is the husband of the deceased and others, murdered the deceased and disposed of her dead body. The case diary reveals that the dead body was found in a sack floating in river and the same was salvaged. Postmortem examination report appears in paragraph 191 of the case diary and it indicates that the lady was strangulated or badly battered on or around the face so much so as to be killed. - 2 - The contention is that the husband of the deceased is in custody and that the petitioner is in custody for about a year. I have perused the case diary and I find that there is wide support of the allegations with additional statement of witnesses that the implication of some of the accused persons could not be true. As regard the present petitioner and other accused persons who could be the family members of the present petitioner I find material quite weighty and reasons also of same class for not directing the release of the petitioner on bail. Petition is dismissed. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )