Rajeeya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25009 of 2015 Arising out of PS.Case No. -133 Year- 2014 Thana -KOCH District- GAYA ====================================================== Rajeeya Devi, wife of Jeet Mohan Sao, resident of Village - Mahadeopur, Police Station - Konch, District - Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Tej Narayan Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Ansuaiya Jaiswal (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-07-2015 The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.03.2015 in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 133 of 2014 for the offences instituted under Sections 302 and 201/34 of the I.P.C.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The prosecution story, in brief, is that daughter of informant, Sunaina had been married with son of petitioner in the month of May, 1997 and younger son of petitioner Pintu was married two years back and after his marriage, the petitioner and others started comment on dowry with daughter of informant. On 06.09.2014, the petitioner who is mother-in-law and father-in-law Jitmohan Sao and Pintu Sao and his wife committed murder of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25009 of 2015 (2) dt.20-07-2015 2/2 daughter of informant and cremated her dead body without any information to the informant.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 15.03.2015 and the charge sheet under Sections 306 and 201/34 of the I.P.C. has been submitted in the present case. The said charge sheet is annexure-2 to the present application.

On behalf of the State it has been submitted that the petitioner, her husband and younger son have been made accused in the present case for committing murder of the deceased lady. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The same is rejected in Konch P.S. Case No. 133/2014, pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Gaya. Anyhow, the trial court is directed to conclude the trial within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

U.K./- (Sudhir Singh, J) U T