Janki Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56342 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-105 Year-2014 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== JANKI DEVI, W/o Prakash Yadav R/o Village- Khaira, P.O.- and P.S.- Fatehpur, District- Gaya, Pin Code- 824232 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Onkar Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gulnar Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-09-2019 Heard leaned counsel for the petitioner and the leaned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 105 of 2014, registered under Section 302 and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya. The accusation is that the marriage of Sanju Devi was performed before 20 years with Darmendra Yadav and due to their wedlock she was blessed with two children. The son-inlaw of informant i.e. Dharmendra Yadav used to do work in road construction company and he used to reside at Jahanabad, whereas, Mukesh Yadav, elder brother of Dharmendra Yadav used to look after agriculture in village-Khaira, where daughter of informant used to reside, but she was being tortured by her

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56342 of 2019(2) dt.05-09-2019 2/2 brother-in-law, father-in-law and mother-in-law. On 28.04.2014, the informant received information on his mobile from Vijay Yadav about murder of his daughter. Thereafter, informant went at the matrimonial house of his daughter and found the dead body of his daughter near the railway track sustaining several injuries at her person.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. Further submission is that, in fact, due to quarrel the daughter of the informant committed suicide.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, her prayer for grant of anticipatory bail stands rejected. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial Court within four weeks and pray for regular bail, which would be considered by the trial Court in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) manish/- U T