In Soni Kumari @ Menka Kumari vs. The State of Bihar (2024), Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan of Patna High Court rejected the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner who was apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
The petitioner along with other accused persons are accused of killing the daughter of Ashok Kumar Jha, the informant. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submitted that the petitioner is the sister of the husband of the deceased. He submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. APP for the State and opposite party no. 2 opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner was also involved in the case and investigation is going on. The order reads: "I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, her prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected..."
The case is pending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Danapur. The case arose from Sahpur Thana in Patna district. The bail application was filed in the High Court on August 17, 2024.
A special leave to appeal (criminal) has been filed in the Supreme Court on January 8, 2025 and registered on January 17, 2025 against High Court's order dated December 5, 2024. On January 24, 2025, Supreme Court's Division Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and K.V. Viswanathan passed an order saying, "no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner" who is a resident of Mithapur, Jakkanpur, Patna.
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