Anju Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1560 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2018 Thana- TILAUTHU District- Rohtas ======================================================

1. Anju Devi wife of Rangjee Singh

2. sharda Devi wife of Shiv Singh Both are resident of village Hudka, P.S. Tilauthu, District Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sri Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 11-03-2019 Heard the parties.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Tilouthu P.S.Case no.48 of 2018 registered for offences punishable under Sections 302, 326, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioners as per FIR is that due to fear, the informant along with his wife was going at Dehri for living there but in the way accused persons including the petitioners surrounded him and started abusing and threatening him to compromise the case and on instigation of the petitioners, the co-accused Rangji Singh and Nikhil Kumar cut the neck of the daughter of the informant by sharp edged weapon.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that they are ladies and it has been stated that they were

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1560 of 2019(4) dt.11-03-2019 2/2 threatening for compromise in that case in which already the final form has been submitted and furthermore the allegation of assault is against Rangji Singh and Nikhil Kumar and not against the petitioners, who are ladies. It has also been submitted that para nos. 7 and 8 of the case diary show that it is the informant who has killed his daughter.

Heard learned A.P.P. and the learned counsel for the informant. They have opposed the prayer for bail on the ground that seven years old daughter of the informant has been killed by cutting her neck and these petitioners have instigated the coaccused persons and further they were threatening for compromise the case. In such view of the matter, the petitioners do not deserve anticipatory bail.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances as stated above, let the petitioners surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from the date of order and make prayer for regular bail, which will be considered by the learned court below without being prejudiced by the order of this Court and to be disposed of if possible on the same day.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T