IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2397 of 2009 NAVIN KUMAR SAHNI @ GUDDU, Son of Shiv Narain Sahni, Resident of Village- Nehra P.S.- Manigachhi, District- Darghanga :----- Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR:-----Opposite Party -with- Cr.Misc. No.6957 of 2009 RENU DEVI, W/o- Sri Shiv Narayan Sahni, Resident of Village- Nehra P.S.- Manigachhi, District:- Darghanga :----- Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR:-----Opposite Party ----------- 2. 19.03.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are the husband and the mother-in-law of the deceased who suffered burn injuries and ultimately died. They are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offences under Sections 304B, 201 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code. It is submitted on their behalf that after the victim suffered burn injuries she was taken to hospital where she was treated and her statement was recorded, which is contained in Annexure-3 and perusal whereof would indicate that the burn injury was suffered by her accidentally. But the statement of the deceased, Annexure-3 has not been accepted by the Sessions Judge as the same has not been signed by the doctor in whose presence the statement was recorded. Counsel, however, submitted that the doctor in whose presence the statement, Annexure-3 was recorded was examined during investigation and he has confirmed before the Investigating Officer that the victim Rekha Devi was in conscious and recorded her statement on 29.4.2008 while she was being treated in the hospital. - 2 - Let the petitioners, namely, Navin Kumar Sahni @ Guddu and Renu Devi surrender in the court below (Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga) in connection with Manigachhi P.S.Case No. 76 of 2008) within four weeks from today and thereafter the court below should verify the aforesaid aspect of the submission and if found correct then appropriate orders in accordance with law be passed. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Let this order be communicated to the court below through fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioners. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)