Sunita Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2409 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-367 Year-2022 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

SUNITA DEVI Wife of Gautam Manjhi @ Gautam Paswan R/v- Mehiya, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District- Saran (Chapra) 2.

BABITA DEVI Wife of Jagu Manjhi R/v- Mehiya, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District- Saran (Chapra) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umanath Mishra, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegedly, the petitioners are agnates of in-laws family of his daughter, committed murder of his daughter Sumitra Devi with Dabiya and thereafter the dead body was hanged. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are quite innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case due to previous grudge. The allegations levelled against the petitioners is general and omnibus in nature. The

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2409 of 2023(2) dt.09-02-2023 2/2 petitioners have been residing separately from the family of the deceased since long and they have no concern with their family affairs. Petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Per contra, learned APP for the State vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that the petitioners are involved in the present case, hence they do not deserve anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of case and nature of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The prayer for bail of the petitioners is hereby rejected. However, if the petitioners surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks from today and seek regular bail, the learned Court below will pass order in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order on the very date of surrender considering the fact that petitioners are ladies. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T