Lakshman Mandal @ Laxman Mandal And ORS. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13498 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -244 Year- 2014 Thana -TRIVENIGANJ District- SUPAUL ======================================================

1. Lakshman Mandal @ Laxman Mandal

2. Ranjeet Mandal Both sons of Ganga Mandal

3. Mahanthi Devi wife of Ganga Mandal

4. Meera Devi @ Mira Devi wife of Lakshman Mandal All are residents of village - Bhon, Police Station - Tribeniganj, District - Supaul.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K., Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek anticipatory bail in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No.244 of 2014 registered under sections 304-B and 201 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is contended that the petitioners are in-laws of the deceased and the deceased died a natural death. On the other hand learned counsel for the state has submitted that the victim was killed in her matrimonial home within eight months of the marriage and her body was buried in a field. When it was taken out in course of investigation and was

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13498 of 2015 (3) dt.23-07-2015 2/2 sent for postmortem examination, the doctor found ante mortem injuries on different parts of the body.

Regard being had to the gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md.S./- U T