Kiran Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70552 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-126 Year-2025 Thana- GURARU District- Gaya ====================================================== Kiran Devi, W/O Jaynandan Sharma, R/O Vill.- Baliya, P.S.- Guraru, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shivendra Prasad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP For the Informant :

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Guraru P.S. Case No. 126 of 2025 dated 16.05.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that she being the mother-in-law of the daughter of the informant has assaulted and killed her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is the mother-in-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70552 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026 2/3 law of the deceased. The deceased was married to Pankaj Kumar, who is son of the petitioner, in the year 2013 and out of their wedlock two children were born. The husband of the deceased is in custody. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 23.05.2025, having no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the informant submits that during investigation, the police has recorded statement of son of the deceased, namely, Kunal Kumar aged about 6 years, who has clearly stated that all the accused persons including the petitioner administered poison to the deceased and killed her and thereafter, the deceased was cremated in a lonely place. On the statement of son of the deceased, the ash of the deceased was recovered from an open field. It is further submitted that F.S.L. team also recovered pouch of poison kept beneath the bed of the deceased.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70552 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026 3/3 the case coupled with the statement made by the son of the deceased, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail is rejected.

8. The learned Trial Court is directed to take all endeavour to conclude the trial at the earliest, preferably, within one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order without granting any necessary adjournment.

9. This application stands dismissed.

(Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U T