Sanju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23144 of 2015 (2) dt.13-07-2015

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23144 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -30 Year- 2015 Thana -MAHILA PS District- JEHANABAD ======================================================

1. Sanju Devi wife of Manda Sharma@Mandeo Mistry resident of MohallaSatsang Nagar, P.s Jehanabad.District Jehanabad. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Chandra For the Opposite Party/s Mr. Dr. Ajit Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 13.07.2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.4.2015 on the accusation that she helped other accused to get the pregnancy of the informant aborted.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned order of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Jehanabad reveals that doctor found the victim pregnant 18 weeks at the time of alleged occurrence and her pregnancy was not removed. Therefore, even if the prosecution story assumed to be true, then also, petitioner has sufficiently been punished by remaining in jail custody since long. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Smt. Namita Singh, Judicial

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23144 of 2015 (2) dt.13-07-2015 Magistrate, Ist Class, Jehanabad/concerned court in Jehanabad Mahila P.S. Case no. 30/2015.

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