IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32122 of 2008 DHARMENDRA CHAUDHARY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 06.01.2009 Heard Sri Pramod Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner and Sri Dasrath Mehta, APP for the State. The case is under Sections 304B & 201 of the IPC and the allegation is that for not getting Rs.50,000/- the lady was assaulted and tortured in various manner. One such instance as cited in the complaint petition is that the lady was burnt, for which a case was also registered, but that ended in compromise. Further story is that the petitioner flashed rumor of cannad in the Elaka that his wife has deserted him and had fled away. But the fact of the matter was that the lady had been thrown into the river Ganges by the petitioner. This fact also appears confessed to by the petitioner. It is true that there is no support of any person to any part of the prosecution story, but considering the previous conduct of ill-treatment and torture coupled with the confession of the petitioner, the prayer of the petitioner is dismissed for the present. As soon as the informant is examined, the court - 2 - below shall itself release the petitioner on bail on execution of a bond to its own satisfaction. It is made very clear that the first witness to be examined by the trial court shall be the informant and the court below shall ensure that he is examined without undue delay. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)