IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19393 of 2010 RAJ KISHORE PRASAD @ DIPU, S/o Chandrika Prasad, R/o Village- Tadhwa Nandpur Math, P.S.-Bairiya, District- West- Champaran. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 12-08-2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution registered under sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, petitioner is the husband of the deceased Seema Kumari. In the F.I.R. there is specific allegation that due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry, deceased was burnt to death. Prior to her death, the deceased had disclosed to the informant that this petitioner besides others were making a demand of Rs. 2,00,000/- (two lakhs) in cash for running a business and was also hurling a threat that on non-fulfillment of aforesaid demand of dowry, she would be burnt to death. Petitioner is said to be in judicial custody since 20-01-2010. In view of relation with the petitioner, he being the husband of the deceased, his prayer for bail is rejected at this stage. Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West- Champaran is directed to commit the case of the petitioner to the court of Sessions forthwith and after such commitment the trial may be taken up on priority basis. Sujit ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)