IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21248 of 2011 Tarash Sah Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 3 05-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state. Petitioner, being husband of the deceased, is in jail custody sine 08.08.2010 in a case registered under Sections-304B, 201, 511/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that as per prosecution case, the deceased was strangulated to death but postmortem report of the deceased does not support the aforesaid allegation and the cause of death could not be ascertained by the doctor. In the cases of death which takes place in matrimonial home, it is very difficult for prosecution to collect direct evidence. In the present case, the witnesses have supported that the deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment soon before her death on account of illegal demand of dowry and subsequently, she was killed by her in-laws. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submission of the parties, I 2 am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 190 of 2010 corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 241 of 2011 stands rejected, at least, at this stage. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and shall try to conclude the trial of the petitioner as early as possible. AKV/- ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)