IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.14051 of 2010 MD. JALO @ JALO MASIKAR S/o Md. Sadi Miyan Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 08.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 307, 324/34 of the Indian Penal Code to which Sections 302, 498 (A) and 306 of the Indian Penal Code was added. The deceased Resma Khatoon @ Bunni is the informant of this case, who stated that the accused persons including this petitioner sprinkled Kerosene oil on her and set her ablaze. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and in course of investigation, the supervising officer found the case to be true under Sections 306 and 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code. He further submits that the villagers stated that on hearing of hulla they reached to the place of occurrence and then transpired that in a locked room, the deceased was burning. The petitioner is in custody since 14.02.2010. He further submits that husband of the deceased is already in custody. Counsel for the State submits that the witnesses have stated that the girl / deceased was found burnt in a room, which she allegedly had closed from inside. He further submits that the informant had stated that all the accused persons set her - 2 - ablaze. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. His prayer for bail is rejected. However, he may renew his prayer for bail after six months. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)