IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33248 of 2010 CHHABILA YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 06.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned P.P. for the State. Allegedly, petitioner along with other accused sprinkled kerosene oil on the body of the informant Amola Devi and lit the fire on her person. The informant died in course of her treatment. Although the learned counsel for the petitioner tries to convince me by pointing out the statement of Bhukhani Devi who is said to have extinguished the fire at the time of alleged occurrence and stated that deceased was caught fire while cooking meal but I am not at all convinced with the above stated submission because, admittedly, statement of above stated Bhukhani Devi was recorded by the Investigating Officer after three years of the alleged occurrence. Furthermore, fardbeyan of the informant would be treated as dying declaration. Considering the aforesaid circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Lakhisarai P.S. Case no.242/2006 stands rejected. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)