Rukamani Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11674 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -142 Year- 2015 Thana -GHOSI District- JEHANABAD ======================================================

1. Rukamani Devi W/o Ramprit Yadav

2. Ramprit Yadav s/o late Deolachan Yadav, Both Resident of Village- Pritam Bigha, PS ghosi District Jehanabad.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satyanand Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. P.K.Chaurasia(APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-03-2016 Heard.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a criminal prosecution registered under Sections 304B/ 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioners happen to be the mother-in-law and father-in-law respectively of the deceased and further taking into consideration the fact that both of them have been specifically named in the F.I.R vide Annexure-1 as accused with specific allegations of their active participation in the crime in question and also taking into consideration the fact that the husband of the deceased is still absconding, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioners for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, their prayer for anticipatory bail in connection with Ghosi P.S.Case No. 142 of 2015 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad, is hereby rejected. However, if the petitioners surrender in the court below within a period of one month from today and apply for regular

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11674 of 2016 (2) dt.17-03-2016 2/2 bail, then the same shall be considered and decided on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) BTiwary/- U T