Rinku Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3310 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-981 Year-2015 Thana- AHIYAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Rinku Devi, Gender Female, Age 30 years, w/o Vinay Shankar Jha, Resident of Mohalla- Sarswati Nagar, Koluha Paigamberpur, P.S.- Ahiyapur, DistrictMuzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioner seeks bail in S. Tr. No. 3/19 arising out of Ahiyapur P.S. Case No. 981 of 2015 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 307, 498(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act and later on Section 304(B) of the I.P.C. was also added.

Allegation against the petitioner is to have killed the informant by setting her ablaze along with the F.I.R. named accused for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that petitioner is Gotni of the victim girl. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and is in custody

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3310 of 2019(3) dt.05-03-2019 2/2 since 30.06.2018.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this stage. Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

However, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew her prayer for bail after one year in custody. (S. Kumar, J) Sanjay/- U T