Suganti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28506 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-463 Year-2021 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Suganti Devi W/O Santu Ram R/O Village- Khurhariya, P.S.- Kateya, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Javed Aslam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 24-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is a case of commission of murder of the daughter of the informant.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and she has falsely been implicated in this case. There is no eye witness to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28506 of 2022(3) dt.24-11-2022 2/3 the occurrence. The deceased had love affairs with someone else but the informant forcefully settled her marriage with Raju Ram against her will. Being aggrieved with the attitude of her mother, the victim committed suicide. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. In contra, learned A.P.P appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. There is specific accusation against the petitioner that the petitioner along with other co-accused have committed murder of the daughter of the informant. The witnesses during investigation have supported the prosecution version and the doctor opined in the postmortem report that cause of death is due to asphyxia as a result of strangulation. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28506 of 2022(3) dt.24-11-2022 3/3 The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner stands rejected.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T