IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39833 of 2010 Pancha Devi, Wife of Late Adya Singh, resident of Village- Tarapur, Sondiha, P.S. Tarapur, District-Munger --- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03 07-03-2011 Heard Sri Ajit Kumar Singh No.2, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Navin Kumar Pandey, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. The petitioner, who is in custody in Munger Kotwali P.S. Case No.305 of 2002 for the offence under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a government servant and at the time of occurrence, she was on duty and she has been falsely implicated in the present case. It was further submitted that the petitioner has suo motu surrendered on 29.7.2010 and she is going to retire very soon. Accordingly, it has been prayed for grant of bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is suffering from several ailments. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. It was submitted that there is specific allegation against the petitioner, who was mother-in-law of the deceased. In this case, I have also perused the material on record as well as record of Cr.Appeal No.876 of 2006(S.J.). The son of the petitioner, who was husband of the deceased, was 2 chargesheeted along with the petitioner in the year 2002. Since the petitioner was shown absconder, the trial of the petitioner’s son commenced and thereafter he was convicted and sentenced. Against conviction and sentence, the son of the petitioner has filed appeal i.e. Cr.Appeal No.876 of 2006 (S.J.), which is pending for hearing. From the record, it appears that chargesheet was submitted against the petitioner and her son in the year 2002. The petitioner was shown as absconder and in the F.I.R. there is specific allegation against the petitioner also. The petitioner remained absconder for a long time and only in the month of July, 2010 she has surrendered. In this case daughter-in-law of the petitioner was done to death after sprinkling K.Oil and she died due to burn injury. Keeping in view the seriousness of the offence and conduct of the petitioner, the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)