Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.16090 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -228 Year- 2014 Thana -CHIRAIYA District- EAST CHAMPARAN (MOTIHARI) ====================================================== Manju Devi w/o Shri Rambabu Yadav r/o Village Parewa P.S. Sikarganj, District East Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Patanjali Rishi For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. B.N. Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under Sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The father of the deceased has stated that he married his daughter on 15.06.2014 with Sunil Yadav and when he went to the house of the petitioner to bring his daughter, Rambabu Prasad, the father-in-law of the deceased, did not allow the informant to take his daughter on account of non-fulfillment of demand of a motorcycle and a chain made of gold. On 01.09.2014, the informant got information that his daughter was killed by her husband and other in-laws and her dead body was cremated. Sri Patanjali Rishi, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the father-in-law of the deceased has already been enlarged on regular bail vide order passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52048

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16090 of 2015 (3) dt.20-05-2015 2/2 of 2014. The petitioner is the mother-in-law and there is no allegation against her. The victim died due to illness. She was under the treatment of Dr. Sandhya Sinha.

It appears that the daughter of the informant was done to death within 21⁄2 months of her marriage and the dead body of the newly married bride was cremated. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. The prescription with regard to the treatment of the victim does not show that the victim was seriously ill.

Having considered the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in Chiraiya (Shikarganj) P.S. Case No. 228 of 2014. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

The petitioner, if so advised, may surrender in the court below and make prayer for regular bail. The court below shall consider the prayer for bail of the petitioner taking into consideration that the father-in-law of the deceased has already been granted regular bail.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T