Nitu Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.2180 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-69 Year-2019 Thana- PUNAURA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Nitu Devi Wife of Ranjeet Patel, Resident of Village - Rampur Patori, P.S.- Punaura, District - Sitamarhi.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Madhubala Verma, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Usha Kumari 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State.

The appeal is admitted.

This is an appeal under section 14 (A) (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against the refusal of prayer for bail vide order dated 23.08.2019 passed by 1st Additional District Judgecum-Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Sitamarhi in connection with Punaura P.S. Case No. 69 of 2019 registered for offence punishable under sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3 (i) (V) (V2) SC/ST Act, whereby and whereunder the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the appellant has been rejected.

Allegation has been made that the accused persons

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.2180 of 2020(2) dt.05-03-2021 2/2 came, dragged the informant and his father and forcibly administered poison that led to death of the victim. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the appellant. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Mahesh/- U T