IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6409 of 2009 MANO DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 12/08/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered in the year 1990 under sections 328, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The informant’s daughter was married 10 years earlier with Rabindra Mahto. She was being branded as ugly. Thereafter, her husband married with another lady and expelled his first wife. Subsequently, it was suspected that she was killed. Submission is that in this case no evidence was gathered during the investigation against the petitioner and the case was remained pending for 18 years. Not even a single witness has suspected the hands of the petitioner but suddenly charge sheet was ordered to be submitted against Ajit Singh, Phulwati Devi, the petitioner Mano Devi and Shanti Devi on 30th July 2008. In pursuant of that charge sheet, the husband of the deceased has been put on trial in which the husband of the informant has been examined as PW 1 who has denied the allegation. Other witnesses PWs 2 and 3 2 have also denied the allegations. PW 3 is the informant. Other accused persons have been admitted to bail. The husband of the petitioner has been admitted to bail. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Mano Devi is directed to surrender before the court below within 20 (twenty days) from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and on her so surrendering she shall be released on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M./concerned Court, Barh in connection with Barh (Belchhi) P.S. Case No. 412 of 1990. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)