Neelam Devi v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7396 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1260 Year- 2013 Thana -MADHEPURA COMPALINT CASE District- MADHEPURA ====================================================== Neelam Devi, wife of Dharmendra Singh, resident of village Nishad Nagar Baghra, P.S. Puraini, District Madhepura .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. Bindeshwari Singh, son of late Jagdeo Singh, resident of village Laua Lagaan, P.S. Chausa, District Madhepura .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dinesh Prasad Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Asha Devi(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-03-2016 Heard learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, and the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of the State.

This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Complaint Case No. 1260/2013, disclosing offences under sections 323, 379. 504. 506/34 of the Indian penal Code and under section 4 of the Dain (Witch Craft) Act.

Considering the fact that the present application arises out of a complaint case, in the light of this Court's decision in the case of Salim Ansari @ Md. Salim Ansari & ors. v. the State of Bihar & anr., reported in 2015(3) PLJR 806, this application is disposed of with an observation that if the petitioner appears before the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7396 of 2016 (2) dt.16-03-2016 court below within four weeks from today and seeks regular bail, her application shall be decided on the same date, keeping in mind the observations, as contained in the case of Salim Ansari (supra). The court below will also keep in mind the fact that the other coaccused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Surendra/- U