IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13342 of 2008 KHALIK ANSARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 7/7/2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 302, 376 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that the victim girl was taken by one Kula Devi, thereafter, the informant suspected some foul play and began to look for his daughter as she suspected that Kula Devi may have got her in some trouble because she is a woman of bad character. The dead body of the informant’s daughter was recovered in the field of one Sattar Mian. During investigation, the confessional statement of Kula Devi has been recorded in which she stated that she was having physical relationship with the petitioner whereas Sohrab Alam was having relationship with the victim girl. It is also said that this petitioner asked Kula Devi to make arrangement for having a physical relationship with the victim girl on the fateful night. It is also alleged that both of them i.e. Sohrab and Khalique had sexual intercourse with the victim and Kula Devi respectively and thereafter Kula Devi is said to have asked other accused namely Md. Mukhtar and Butan to have sex with Pinki and when she refused, Khalique cut her throat. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that except - 2 - confessional statement of Kula Devi, there is no material against the petitioner. However, since Kula Devi has made her own lover as accused in this case, I am not impressed by the said submission. It has further been submitted that the petitioner has remained in custody since 14.2.2007. Considering the allegations, the bail application of the petitioner is rejected at this stage. The court below is directed to expedite the trial. S.Ali (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)