Munni Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30249 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -220 Year- 2016 Thana -ARARIA District- ARRARIA ====================================================== Munni Khatoon Wife of Kashim Resident of Village- Haria, Police Station - Araria R.S. District Araria.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Akbar Ali, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 14-09-2016 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in Araria P.S. Case No. 220/2016, registered for the offences punishable under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant alleged that he married his daughter two and half years ago with Md. Sirman @ Saddam, but immediately after marriage Md. Sirman @ Saddam and his family members began to torture his daughter. His daughter always used to inform the informant about the ill-treatment of her husband and other inlaws for dowry. On 22.04.2016 the informant got information that his daughter was vomiting and foam is coming out of her mouth. On such, the informant and his wife went her house. She disclosed that she was brutally assaulted by her husband and other

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30249 of 2016 (2) dt.14-09-2016 2/2 in-laws. Her mother-in-law gave a glass full of water to the fatherin-law of the deceased and her father-in-law forcibly put the water in her mouth and thereafter she became unconscious. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. No specific allegation is made against her. The marriage of the deceased was solemnized with Md. Sirman @ Saddam two and half years ago. The informant got information at 3.00 a.m. in the morning.

Considering the facts aforesaid and the fact that the daughter of the informant before her death herself disclosed that the petitioner and others assaulted her and the petitioner put water mixed with poison in her mouth, thereafter, the daughter of the informant died, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. If the petitioner surrenders in the court below learned court below shall consider her prayer for regular bail on its own merit without being prejudiced to this order. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.)