Yasoda Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13131 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-422 Year-2019 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran ====================================================== Yasoda Devi W/o Yogi Manjhi, R/o village- Sota Musahari Tola, P.S.- Jagdishpur, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 16-08-2022 Let the defect, if any, be removed within two weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual mode.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with T.R. No. 4702 of 2021, arising out of Nautan P.S. Case No. 422 of 2019 lodged under Sections 302 and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner and her son, to kill her daughter-in-law by hanging and thrown her dead body in the field of sugarcane. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent. She is mother-in-law. He further submits that the entire case is based on suspicion. He further submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13131 of 2022(4) dt.16-08-2022 2/2 that post mortem report indicates that the death is caused due to hanging but there is no direct evidence. He further submits that petitioner is a lady having aged about 55 years and she is in custody since 27.05.2020.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner is mother-in-law. She was completely against this marriage since beginning and her involvement may not be rule out, in commission of crime. In the present facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the bail petition of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

Petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after framing of charge in this case.

With this observation, the bail application is rejected. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) ravishankar/- U T