Gurki Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.64399 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2018 Thana- JAYNAGAR District- Madhubani ======================================================

1. Gurki Devi wife of Hardo Yav

2. Manju Devi wife of Mahesh Yadav, resident of Bela, P.S. Jainagar, District Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajeev Nayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-10-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Sections 323, 324, 307, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 3⁄4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and later on Section 302 of the I.P.C. has been added.

Allegation is that the accused persons including the petitioners sprinkled kerosene oil on the victim and set her on fire, due to which she sustained injuries and was taken to the Hospital for treatment. In course of treatment, she died. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.64399 of 2018(2) dt.12-10-2018 2/2 petitioners. The petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. The alleged occurrence is said to have taken place after seven years of marriage. The petitioner No.1 is the motherin-law and petitioner No.2 is the sister-in-law of the deceased. They are separate in mess and property from the husband of the deceased. The husband of the deceased is in custody. The petitioners have got no concern with the alleged occurrence. On behalf of the State, it is submitted that the petitioners are named in the complaint case/F.I.R.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Jai Nagar P.S. case No.268 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Sudhir Singh, J) Narendra/- U T