Puja Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2018 Thana- THARTHARI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Puja Kumari, Daughter of Sri Dayanand Singh, Resident of Village - Lakhachak, P.S.- Tharthari, Distt. - Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepak Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 20-02-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 328 and 304 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is said to have committed murder of the daughter of the informant namely Sonali Kumari who was computer teacher in Kaushal Vikash Kendra by administering her poison in Maggie.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent. She has committed no offence. No such occurrence as alleged ever took place. Petitioner was indisposed since before the date of occurrence and was not going to office. Staff present in the office in their affidavit given before the Court have not taken the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50 of 2019(5) dt.20-02-2019 2/2 name of the petitioner in the occurrence. Petitioner has been languishing in custody since 22.09.2018.

On the other hand, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that the Director of the aforesaid centre used to pay less amount of remuneration to the deceased against the receipt of higher amount and on making protest, she along with the petitioner has eliminated the deceased by administering her poison. Deceased preceding to her death has divulged the complicity of the petitioner in the occurrence to her mother. The witnesses who have not supported the occurrence had joined office subsequent to the date of occurrence.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

However, learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within nine months from the date of commitment of the case. (Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) mantreshwar/- U T