IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.25843 OF 2009 RADHEY RAM @ RADHEY RAM SINGH, SON OF LATE KUNWAR RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADHARI, P.S. RAJGIR (MUFASSIL), CHHABILAPUR, DISTRICT NALANDA VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR 3. 29.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The case is under section 304B, 201 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. In the connected case, bearing Cr. Misc. No.24500 of 2009 mother-in-law has been allowed bail primarily on the ground that she is a lady. That consideration is not available to the petitioner. Although some statements of witnesses in the case diary are in favour of petitioner but heavy onus is on the accused persons in a case under Section 304B of the I.P.C. to establish their innocence. In this case death of the lady and her cremation without getting post mortem done and without informing her parental family, prima facie, creates doubt about bona fide of the accused persons. Therefore, I am not inclined to allow - 2 - petitioner on bail at this stage. The application is dismissed. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the case and make all endeavours to conclude the same within one year. B.T. (J.N. Singh, J.)