Aradhana Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11668 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -188 Year- 2015 Thana -SABAUR District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Aradhana Devi, W/o Ajay Mandal, Resident of Village- Sardho, P.S. Sabour, District Bhagalpur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Davendra Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Chandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-03-2016 Heard.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a criminal prosecution registered under Sections 302, 379 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is specifically named in the FIR vide Annexure-1 as an accused and further taking into consideration the fact that she has actively participated in the commission of crime of murder of deceased Kiran Devi, who is non-else but own sister-in-law of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, her prayer for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Sabour P.S. Case No.188 of 2015 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur is rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and applies for regular bail, then the same shall be considered and decided on its own merits without being prejudiced by the present order. Arvind/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) U T