IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12794 of 2011 Prem Sharma Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 03/ 18.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is husband and is languishing in jail custody since 26.7.2010 in a case registered under section 304B/34 of the IPC. According to the prosecution case, marriage of the petitioner had taken place in the year 2006 but on 13.5.2010 dead body of the deceased was found in the house of the petitioner and the post mortem reveals that cause of death was asphyxia whereas there is allegation of demand of dowry against the petitioner and others. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that at the time of alleged occurrence petitioner was not present at his house rather he was working at Gujrat and having got information regarding death of his wife, he came and then he got knowledge about institution of this case and surrendered before the court below. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, I do not think it proper to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail in connection with Sessions Trial no.42/2011 arising out of Lalganj P.S. Case no. 108/2010 stands rejected. However, the learned Addl. Sessions Judge II, Vaishali at Hajipur is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and shall try to conclude the same within one year from the date of receipt of this order. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)