Kapila Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.2570 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -13 Year- 2015 Thana -BHADWAR District- GAYA ======================================================

1. Kapila Devi, Wife of Ram Varan Chaudhary

2. Ram Varan Chaudhary, Son of Late Nemdhari Chaudhary Both are resident of Village Barwadih, P.S.- Bhadwar, District- Gaya .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. D. Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-04-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Bhadwar P.S. Case No. 13 of 2015 registered under Sections 302, 120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also Section 3 & 4 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, 1999. Regard being had to the specific allegation in the FIR that the petitioners strangulated one Kaili Devi to death, I am not inclined to grant them anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the application for grant of anticipatory bail is rejected. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T