IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10387 of 2011 Ranjan Paswan Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 4 24-08-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that the case of the petitioner has already been committed to the court of sessions and so, he seeks permission to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the bail petition. Permission is accorded. Let the prayer portion of the petition be corrected during course of the day. Petitioner is husband of the deceased whose marriage had taken place four years ago but allegedly, she was subjected to cruelty and harassment by the petitioner and his other family members on account of non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and subsequently, they killed the deceased and threw the dead body near the river. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that as a matter of fact, the deceased committed suicide out of anger and frustration. It is pointed out by him that in the first information report, it has specifically been mentioned by the informant that on 27.04.2008, the deceased and petitioner had attended a marriage ceremony of son of the informant and after the marriage, the deceased was taken to her Sasural by the - 2 - petitioner but the deceased was not ready to leave her Mayaka and the above-said act of the petitioner annoyed the deceased and out of anger, she committed suicide. It is further contended by him that after suicide, the petitioner due to fear psychosis, threw the dead body of the deceased near a river. Regard being had to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as submission of the parties, particularly, keeping in mind that sign of strangulation has been found on the neck of the deceased, I do not feel it proper to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Sessions Trial No. 45 of 2011 arising out of Kinjar P.S. Case No. 32 of 2008 is hereby rejected. However, learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the petitioner and conclude the same preferably within one year from the date of receipt of this order and if the trial of the petitioner is not concluded within the above-said period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. Let the order be communicated to the court of Additional Sessions Judge-I, Jehanabad for needful. AKV/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)