Meena Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1928 of 2017 (3) dt.27-07-2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.1928 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -20 Year- 2017 Thana -MADHUBAN DistrictEASTCHAMPARAN(MOTIHARI) ======================================================

1. Meena Devi, wife of Ram Ekbal Sahani,

2. Jaive Devi, wife of Shambhu Sahani, Both residents of village- Khairwa, P.S. Madhuban, District- East Champaran .... .... Appellants

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Smt Usha Kumari No-1, Spl P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 27-07-2017 The appellants seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 1048 of 2017 registered offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(i) (x) of SC/ST (POA) Act. Allegation against the appellants is that they have damaged the crops of the informant alongwith other accused persons and also threatened the informant.

It has been submitted on behalf of the appellants that all the allegations are general and omnibus in nature and the appellants are ladies.

Learned Special PP has also submitted that this appeal is not maintainable on the ground that the allegations against these

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1928 of 2017 (3) dt.27-07-2017 appellants are of intimidating and humiliating the informant and also damaging his crops.

Having heard both side, in view of the fact and circumstances of the case, this appeal is not maintainable. Let appellants surrender before the Special Court and make prayer for regular bail and if any such application is filed, the Special Court, after considering the submission of learned counsel for the appellants that the allegations are general and omnibus and further that appellants are ladies, shall dispose of the prayer for bail of the appellants preferably on the same day, without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

With the above observation, this appeal is disposed of (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) veena/- U T