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Most.Sheela Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 11 October, 2010

Patna High Court – Orders
Most.Sheela Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 11 October, 2010
           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                           Cr Misc No 34886 of 2010
           Most.Sheela Devi, wife of late Sunna Mahto, resident of village -
           Jagdishpur, P S - Kashipur O P Sahpur, District - Nawada      -Petitioner

                                      Versus

           The State of Bihar                                                -Opposite Party

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2 11.10.2010 Petitioner is in custody since 22.04.2010 in connection with

Noorsarai Police Station Case No 88 of 2010 instituted under Section 302

and other Sections of the Indian Penal Code. Originally, a complaint was

filed which was later registered as first information report. In the

complaint, which was filed on or about 25.03.2010, it was alleged that on

15.01.2010, co-accused persons came to the informant’s house and took

away his son to his sasural stating that his mother-in-law was sick.

Informant came to know that, on the same day, his son was poisoned at

his sasural because his mother-in-law did not agree to marry her second

daughter to the deceased, who was earlier married to the elder daughter

who died in course of delivery. Informant’s son used to give money to his

mother-in-law which they did not intend to return. Petitioner is the

mother-in-law. on behalf of petitioner, it is submitted that there is no real

explanation why the complaint was lodged after almost two months of the

occurrence even though in the complaint itself, it is noted that he had got

report of death of his son immediately and a U D case had already been

registered in that regard.

Considering the facts and circumstances, as aforesaid,

including the fact that petitioner is a lady, she is directed to be released on
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bail on her furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with

two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial

Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in Noorsarai Police Station Case No 88

of 2010.

M.E.H./                                       (Navaniti Prasad Singh)