Ragani Devi @ Rajni Devi And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25124 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -139 Year- 2016 Thana -MANIHARI District- MUZAFFARPUR ======================================================

1. Ragani Devi @ Rajni Devi wife of Late Sanjay Sah.

2. Pramila Devi wife of Late Shivji Sah

3. Suresh Sah @ Suresh Kumar Sah son of Late Shivji Sah

4. Sangita Devi wife of Suresh Sah.

All resident of village- Maniyari Gachhi, P.S. Maniyari, District Muzaffarpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No.139 of 2016 registered under Sections 341, 323, 325, 326, 307, 498-A/34 and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code. However, in course of investigation Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was added.

Keeping in mind the serious nature of allegation that petitioners sprinkled Kerosene oil and set the informant Sharmila Devi on fire as a result of which she badly injured and in course of treatment she died, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25124 of 2017 (2) dt.01-07-2017 2/2 petitioners.

Accordingly, the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioners is rejected.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md.S./- U T