Krishna Devi And ANR. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30601 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -230 Year- 2014 Thana -GARDANIBAGH District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Krishna Devi

2. Saroj Devi.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Upendra Kumar(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 29-07-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The petitioners are mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased. The deceased herself made her statement disclosing that her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and nephew of her husband, Laxman Kumar set her ablaze after pouring kerosene oil. She also disclosed that while her husband was on duty Laxman Kumar earlier made attempt to outrage her modesty.

It is submitted that petitioners are old mother-in-law and widow sister-in-law and they brought the deceased to hospital for treatment but in view of the statement of the informant who later succumbed to burn injuries and it appears that she made very specific allegation against the petitioners that they set her ablaze, I

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30601 of 2015 (2) dt.29-07-2015 2/2 am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, their prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) BKS/- U T