Munni Kumari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51264 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGALPUR RAIL P.S. DistrictBhagalpur ====================================================== Munni Kumari Wife of Late Virendra Kumar Singh Suman Resident of VillBakharpur, P.S.- Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N. K. Agrawal, Sr. Adv.
Mr.Ravi Shanker Pankaj, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP For informant : Mr. Ranjan Kr. Jha, Adv. Mr. Rana Pratap Singh, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhagalpur (GRP) P.S. Case No. 113 of 2018 registered for the offence punishable under Sections-302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Allegedly, the petitioner in conspiracy with other family members murdered the deceased (husband of the petitioner) by pressing his neck and for the purpose of concealing the evidence and obtaining compensation amount from Railway, his beheaded dead body was kept on the railway track.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51264 of 2024(6) dt.11-02-2025 2/2
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and she has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is a lady. The present case has been lodged after 35 days of alleged occurrence and no explanation has been offered for delay institution of the case. There is no eye witness to the occurrence.
5. Learned counsel appearing for the State and the informant has opposed the prayer for bail. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the trial of the petitioner is going on in full pace and out of nine charge sheeted witnesses, four witnesses have already been examined.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and accordingly, the same is rejected.
6. However, if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months, the petitioner may renew her prayer for bail.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T