Kamli Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.29004 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -50 Year- 2016 Thana -JOKIHAT District- ARRARIA ======================================================

1. Kamli Devi W/o Laxman Tatma

2. Sunil Tatma @ Sunil Kumar Tatma S/o Laxman Tatma Both residents of Village Chakai P.S.Jokihat District Araria.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 28-06-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Jokihar P.S. Case No. 50 of 2016 registered under Sections 328, 302, 379/34 of the I.P.C. pending in the Court of S.D.J.M., Araria.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that petitioners are mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased respectively. They are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case due to ulterior motive and politics. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State vehemently opposed the prayer of the petitioners with submission that the deceased was tortured physically and mentally and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29004 of 2016 (7) dt.28-06-2017 2/2 thereafter, she was killed by administering the poison by the petitioners and other co-accused persons in her matrimonial home. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of the allegation, I am not inclined to allow the prayer of the petitioners for anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the application is rejected.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) Shailendra/- U T