Krishnawati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.50323 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -9 Year- 2014 Thana -MAJHAULIA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Krishnawati Devi Wife of Bhikari Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.535 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -9 Year- 2014 Thana -MAJHAULIA DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ====================================================== Ramjee Sharma Son of Bhikhari Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s

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

(In Cr.Misc. No.50323 of 2014) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gaurav Govind, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S.Ehteshamuddin(App) (In Cr.Misc. No.535 of 2015) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gaurav Govind, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramesh Chandra(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-04-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State.

The petitioners being mother and brother of the husband of the victim are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 304B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of killing the daughter of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.50323 of 2014 (3) dt.27-04-2015 2/2 informant after 8 months of the marriage due to non-fulfillment of dowry demand. Admittedly the informant died due to burn injuries.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 14.12.2013, the FIR was registered 08.01.2014 after gap of 26 days. It is further submitted that the victim was provided medical assistance which transpired during investigation, moreover, the informant has retracted from initial version and has filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below.

The aforesaid facts constitute good ground for consideration of prayer for regular bail.

Let the learned Court below consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioners, if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Majhaulia P.S. Case No.09 of 2014, pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah.

With the above observation, both these applications are, accordingly, disposed off.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T