Sikanti Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.51662 of 2015 ======================================================

1. Sikanti Devi, wife of Lal Kishore Yadav

2. Sarita Kumari, daughter of Lal Kishore Yadav Both are residents of village-Dulhan ke Hardia, P.S.-Turkaulia, DistrictEast Champaran. .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Panday, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-11-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Turkaulia P.S. Case No. 264 of 2015 registered under Sections 304-B, 201 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. It is contended that similarly circumstanced coaccused Lal Kishore Yadav, Ramashray Yadav and Nawal Kishore Yadav have already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 13.08.2015 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 32823/2015.

Learned counsel for the State does not dispute this

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.51662 of 2015 (2) dt.06-11-2015 2 / 2 fact. He submits that the petitioners are mother-in-law and sister-in-law respectively of the deceased.

Regard being had to the reasons assigned in the aforesaid order dated 13.08.2015, in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Turkaulia P.S. Case No. 264 of 2015 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.) Sanjeet/- U T