IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15028 of 2009 NAUSHAD ALAM @ MD. NAUSHAD ALAM Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 11.08.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. Petitioner, husband of the deceased is in custody since 17.10.2008 in a case registered for offence under section 302 of the penal code. Informant is father of the deceased. He states that his daughter was living with him on account of differences with her husband and on 12.3.2008 when he had gone to the place of his son, petitioner came to the deceased on 14.3.2008 tried to burn his daughter with aid of kerosene oil. However the victim succumbed to the burn injuries. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was no dowry demand and at the relevant time, deceased was staying at her parent’s house. FIR was lodged on 6.4.2008 though occurrence took place on 21.3.2008. The State counsel submits that as per para 11 of the case diary the small daughter of the deceased told the villagers who had come to the place of occurrence that petitioner who is her father had set ablaze her mother. It is true that the minor daughter of the deceased was not examined, still in view of seriousness of allegation, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is refused with liberty to renew the prayer for bail after nine months. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J).