Jitani Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31938 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -43 Year- 2015 Thana -RUPAULI District- PURNIA ======================================================

1. Jitani Devi Wife of Sagar Mandal Resident of village - Baliya, P.S. Rupauli, ( Mohanpur ), Distt. - Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S.M.Rahman(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-08-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is killing the sister of the informant after two years of marriage for non-fulfilment of dowry demand. Though the petitioner is not family member of the husband of the victim but it transpired from the F.I.R. as well as material collected during investigation that husband of the victim had illicit relationship with the petitioner, as a result she was killed.

Considering the fact that petitioner is a lady and husband of the victim is in custody, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31938 of 2015 (2) dt.06-08-2015 2/2 Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Rupauli(Mohanpur) P.S. Case No. 43 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The bail bonds of the petitioner will be accepted on filing affidavit to the effect that petitioner will cooperate in the investigation.

Non-cooperation in the investigation will give liberty to the prosecution to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Shageer/- U T