IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30901 of 2009 RAMJEE SHARMA,son of Gopal Sharma,resident of village-Belsar,P.S.-Mehadia,Distt.-Arwal. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 17-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and the State. Admittedly differences were prevailing in between both the families. Allegation is of setting the informant on fire. The alleged overt act against the petitioner is that he caught her, thereupon only co-accused Shanti Devi poured kerosene oil and co-accused Vijay Sharma lightened the stick of match while submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the informant was eccentric. She was in habit to try herself to set on fire. Earlier also she had attempted for the same happening but could not succeed due to interference by the villagers and for the instant case it is said that she succeeded but only superficial injury appeared and witnesses appeared to state that it was the informant herself who set her on fire. In this regard petitioner referred witnesses favouring the defence that it was the victim herself who set herself on fire. I find some favour by the Investigating Agency in favour of accused persons; otherwise there could have been no occasion of failure in collecting the injury report while the Fardbeyan was recorded from a bed in Emergency Ward. Duty is cast upon the Investigating Agency to have care of the reason for admission in the hospital, even then family members of the victim are examined and they have corroborated the prosecution case and cognizance has also been taken. Accordingly, this petition for anticipatory bail is rejected. AH/ ( Mandhata Singh, J. )