Rubi Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21889 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2024 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Rubi Kumari Wife of Ratnesh Kumar R/O Village - Parmanandpur (Mohiuddunpur), P.S.- Vaishali, District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hemant Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 76 of 2024, dated 27.02.2024, lodged under Sections 302 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending before the Court of C.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against four named accused persons, including the present petitioner, with the allegation that the petitioner, along with the other named accused persons, killed the informant's wife.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that the petitioner is the Bhabhi of the informant. Counsel also submits that the petitioner's name has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21889 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 surfaced in this case merely on suspicion and the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that it has been acknowledged in the rejection order that the cause of death, as per the postmortem report, is asphyxia due to strangulation.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

7. It is directed to the petitioner to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 6 weeks from today. In case, the petitioner surrenders within six weeks, then the Trial Court is directed to pass order on his surrender-cum-bail application on the same day without being prejudice that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner has been rejected by this Court and the Trial Court shall pass order on the merit of this case. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T