IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45637 of 2008 LALITA DEVI WIFE OF LATE BHIKHARI MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DASARATHPUR, P.S. GIRIAK, DISTRICT NALANDA. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 10-02-2009 Heard. The case has been registered under sections 302, 201, 120B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and the allegation is that because the lady wanted to cut down extravagance of the accused persons, she was threatened by them to be killed. Having learnt about the incident the informant came there and found his daughter and her son lying dead. I have been taken through some part of the case diary and it is definitely indicated by them that it is never a case of suicide committed by the lady taking her child in her lap. There was no such sign recorded by the Investigating Officer as indicated in paragraph 5 of the case diary and the villagers who have been examined in paragraphs 6 and 12 have given their definite statement that they learnt that the lady and her son had been murdered. The Investigating Officer gave an opinion that the lady and her child was murdered first probably by sprinkling K.oil and the dead body was absent. Unfortunately, they tried to erase the mark on the relevant part of the body so as to indicate any damage on around the neck. It was contended that the petitioner was lady without being the husband then she is in custody since 16.01.2008 but it is also a fact that the deceased was also a lady and the child was in her lap and she has nothing to do with it. The petition is dismissed. BTiwary/ ( Dharnidhar Jha, J )