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Pappu Prasad &Anr vs The State Of Bihar on 28 July, 2011

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Pappu Prasad &Anr vs The State Of Bihar on 28 July, 2011
                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                            CR. APP (SJ) No.125 of 2011
                                 Pappu Prasad &Anr
                                         Versus
                                  The State Of Bihar
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7. 28.7.2011 Heard Shri Devendra Narayan Singh, learned

counsel for the appellants and Shri Ajay Mishra, learned A.P.P.

for the State on the prayer for bail of the appellants which has

been considered on receipt of the lower court records.

It was contended by learned counsel appearing on

behalf of the appellants that though the appellants have been

convicted under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code and

sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, the

prosecution case has not been supported by the forensic Science

Laboratory also as it has not traced out any poisonous substance

in the viscera. The Doctor who held the post mortem

examination on the dead body did not also come to a conclusion

as to what was the cause of death though he found a lacerated

wound on the forehead of the deceased but that does not appear

to be the cause of death. The contention was further that the lady

was alleged to have been killed by administering poison. It was

contended that the lady had fallen down from the rooftop and

had received the injury which was recorded by the Doctor and

that was the cause of her death.

Regard being had to the contentions and lack of

support from the Forensic Science Laboratory to the allegation,

let both the appellants, namely, Pappu Prasad and Sanjay Prasad
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be directed to be released, during pendency of this appeal, on

furnishing bonds each of Rs. 10,000/-( ten thousand) with two

sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the trial

court, i.e.,. Additional Sessions Judge-I, Saran at Chapra in

Sessions Trial No. 617 of 2006/23 of 2007.

Kanth                                       ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)