Mantha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81445 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-346 Year-2019 Thana- GAYA KOTWALI District- Gaya ====================================================== MANTHA, Son of Bodha Mistry Resident of Mohalla- Banke Gali, Panchayati Akhara, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Umesh Lal Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 17-06-2020 Heard leaned counsel for the petitioner and the leaned A.P.P. for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 346 of 2019, registered under Sections 341, 354(B), 458, 307, 506 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya.

The accusation is that Shamsher @ Rinku, husband of the informant, was murdered on 16.12.2018 regarding which the informant lodged case in which Md. Bablu and Alam Mian are in custody. The petitioner Mantha, Bhagina of Alam Mian, used to give pressure upon the informant for compromise the case, but, she refused to do so then she was threatened for dire consequences. In the evening of 07.07.2019, she, again

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81445 of 2019(3) dt.17-06-2020 2/2 received threatening in case of non-compromise the case. Thereafter, this petitioner entered in her house and put knife on the neck of her son and asked her to compromise the case otherwise her son will be killed.

Submission is that petitioner being the Bhagina of Alam Mian, who is accused in the murder of husband of informant, due to that reasons, the informant lodged the present case implicating the petitioner.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for grant of pre-arrest 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