IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8730 of 2009 AKBAR ALAM @ BALA QURAISHI son of Munna Quraishi resident of village Bikram, P.S.Bikram, Dist. Patna------------------------petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR-----------------Opp.party ----------- 2. 18.4.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional P.P. for the State. The petitioner prays for bail in a case under Sections 498A, 324,326,307 and 304B of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner, who is brother-in-law (Dewar) of the deceased, is that he along with other family members sprinkled kerosene oil on the body of the deceased and her husband set her on fire and on the basis of the subsequent statement of the deceased the FIR was lodged. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the occurrence took place on 3.3.2005 and on that day she gave her statement before the police that on account of explosion of gas cylinder she had received the burn injuries; whereas subsequently she has changed her version on 14.3.2005 on the basis of which the FIR was lodged. It is further submitted that from the medical records of P.M.C.H. it appears to be a case of burn injury on account of gas explosion 2 and not by sprinkling of kerosene oil. It is also contended that all the witnesses of the case have turned hostile. The further ground of learned counsel is that the petitioner is in jail since 27.6.2005. Learned Additional P.P., on the other hand, submits that there is clear statement in course of investigation by the witnesses that the deceased lady had been burnt to death after pouring kerosene oil on her body and the petitioner took active part in it and thus he is not entitled to the privilege of bail. On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court does not find it a fit case for grant of bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail stands rejected. However, it appears that most of the witnesses have already been examined in the course of trial and only a few remain to be examined. In the said circumstance, learned Additional Sessions Judge, FTC II, Patna is directed to dispose of the Sessions Trial No.1020 of 2006 within a period of six months from today. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/ 3