Amarika Devi @ Amirka Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.24433 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -126 Year- 2015 Thana -KANHAULI District- SITAMARHI ======================================================

1. Amarika Devi @ Amirka Devi Wife of Anil Mahto

2. Sri Narayan Mahto Son of late Shubal Mahto Both Resident of Village- Kachor, PS Kanhauli, District-Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 09-08-2016 Heard both sides.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in Kanhauli P. S. Case No. 126 of 2015 registered under Sections 304B, 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Shivji Mahto, the father of the deceased alleged that his daughter was married to Sushil Mahto in the year 2013 and went to her sasural but her husband and father-in-law were subjecting her physical and mental torture due to non-fulfillment of demand of motorcycle. The informant got information that on 22.11.2015, his daughter was strangulated to death and her dead body was hurriedly cremated.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24433 of 2016 (4) dt.09-08-2016 2/2 petitioners that the petitioners are sister-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased respectively. The deceased was married to Sushil Mahto. There was no specific allegation made against the petitioners. It has come during the course of investigation that the husband was always quarrelling with his wife and on account of which his wife committed suicide.

Considering the facts aforesaid that the petitioners are sister-in-law and father-in-law of the deceased and no specific allegation is made against the petitioners, although marriage of the deceased was solemnized three years ago with Sushil Mahto, the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in Kanhauli P. S. Case No. 126 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Mishra/- U T