Sharmila Devi @ Sharmil Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14317 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-848 Year-2019 Thana- KANTI THARMAL POWER DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== SHARMILA DEVI @ SHARMIL DEVI Wife of Srikant Singh Resident of Village- Ratanpura, P.S.- Kanti, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Babita Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-03-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 448, 341, 147, 323, 326, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation is that the accused persons were conspiring of committing murder of the informant. Accused Ajeet Singh, husband of the informant, assaulted her with belt and accused Srikant Singh had kerosene oil in a gallen which was poured on her body by Ajeet Singh. It is further alleged that accused Pintu Kumar gave match box to her husband who set the informant on fire. On hulla, nearby people assembled and thereafter she was taken to the Hospital for treatment.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14317 of 2020(2) dt.02-03-2020 2/2 It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 17.11.2019 and has got no criminal antecedent. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. Specific overt act is alleged against the co-accused Ajeet Singh, husband of the deceased, Srikant Singh and Pintu Kumar. So far the petitioner is concerned, no overt act is alleged against her. The petitioner is a lady. She had got no concern with the alleged occurrence. The informant is the deceased. F.I.R. is the dying declaration.

On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (West), Muzaffarpur in connection with Kanti P.S. case No.848 of 2019. (Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T