Maharani Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25028 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -147 Year- 2017 Thana -SHEKHPURA District- SEKHPURA ======================================================

1. Maharani Devi, W/o Bullu Paswan

2. Madhumita Devi, W/o Bhola Paswan

3. Anita Devi, D/o Bullu Paswan

4. Bhola Paswan S/o Bullu Paswan All R/o Kare, P.S. & District Sheikhpura.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Bharat Bhushan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 10-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioners are seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No.147 of 2017, registered for the offence punishable under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the F.I.R. the victim was married with Ajay Kumar. Allegation has been made that accused persons were demanding Rs.20,000/- from the informant, when the money was not given, they killed her by strangulation.

The petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law, petitioner no.2 is the sister-in-law (Gotni), petitioner no.3 is the sister-in-

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25028 of 2017 (3) dt.10-08-2017 2/2 law (Nanad) and petitioner no.4 is the brother in law-(devar) of the victim.

Looking to the facts and circumstance of the case, let the above-named petitioner nos. 2 and 3, namely, Madhumita Devi and Anita Devi, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura, in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No.147 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. So far as the bail of petitioner nos.1 and 4 is concerned, the same is rejected.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- U T