Rekha Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22241 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2023 Thana- HARLAKHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Rekha Devi WIFE OF SOGARATH SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGERAIMA, PS- SAHARGHAT,, DIST- MADHUBANI ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mukund Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1 For the Informant :
Mr. Randhir Kumar No.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-04-2024 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No.198 of 2023, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that she, along with other co-accused persons, hired some criminals in order to get her daughter-in-law killed.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. He submits that the FIR was lodged against unknown persons but during the course of investigation one person was apprehended by the police and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22241 of 2024(2) dt.04-04-2024 2/2 he disclosed that the petitioner and others have hired him to kill the daughter-in-law of the petitioner. He further submits that earlier the deceased had filed a case u/s 498A against her husband and others, and the husband of the deceased took her to her matrimonial home from the Court below itself. Petitioner has two criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail by submitting that the petitioner is also involved in the present case and there is ample evidence available against her in the case diary.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as well as considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected.
7. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T