Meenu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.48038 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1321 Year- 2015 Thana -SASARAM MUFFSIL District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ======================================================

1. Meenu Singh wife of Late Amar Kumar Singh Resident of Village - Lerua, Police Station - Sasaram (M), District - Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajani Kant Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Mukeshwar Dayal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 14-12-2016 Heard Mr. Y.C. Verma, Sr. Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Bakshi S.R.P.Sinha, Sr. Advocate for the informant and the State.

Apprehending her arrest in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. case no. 1321 of 2015, registered under Sections 302, 201 and 120B/34 of the IPC, the petitioner has prayed for anticipatory bail.

The brother of the deceased alleged that that after the marriage of the deceased (husband) with the petitioner (wife), the petitioner developed illicit relation with her brother-in-law and under a pre-planned game while the victim was at his village was done to death and thereafter hanged with a tree. Contention of the petitioner is that the allegations

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48038 of 2016 (2) dt.14-12-2016 2 / 2 are based on mere suspicion. The petitioner has 2-3 siblings to take care of. The mother of the petitioner also lodged a case in connection with the death of deceased in which a different story has been spelt out. In the post-mortem examination, it was found a case of suicide. The petitioner being a lady deserves anticipatory bail.

Mr. Sinha, on the other hand, states that there is strong motive against the petitioner to commit the crime. Some witnesses in course of investigation have supported the allegation made in the First Information Report (FIR). Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer for grant of bail of coaccused, who is brother-in-law ( jija) of the petitioner, has been rejected by this Court.

Be that as it may, looking to the allegations made in the FIR and the other materials reflected from the records, I do not find it a good case for grant of anticipatory bail. Rejected. Let the petitioner surrender and pray for regular bail before the Court below. If she does so, the same shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit unprejudiced by the present order.

(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J) Shyam/- U T