(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI)
Date : 20-02-2026
This is an appeal against acquittal passed in Sessions
Trial No. 539 of 2015 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge Ist
Court at Samastipur on 21st August 2015.
2. Chackmehsi P.S. Case No. 23/2014 was registered on
25th March 2014 under Section 323/498A/34 of the IPC and
subsequently, added Section 307 of the IPC. On the basis of a
written complaint submitted by one Smt. Archana, wife of
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respondent no. 2 and daughter-in-law of respondent no. 3 and 4. It
is stated in the complaint submitted before the SHO, Chackmehsi
police station in the District of Samastipur that the marriage of the
informant was solemenized according to Hindu rites and customs
in the year 2009. After marriage, she came to her matrimonial
home where her relation with her husband was very cordial for
initial six months. Thereafter, her husband and parents-in-law
started demanding a Honda City Car as further dowry after
marriage and on such demand she was subjected to physical and
mental cruelty. Over the said incident, she lodged a complaint case
before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. In the
said case, the husband of the informant filed an application before
this Court praying for bail. The said application was allowed on
the submission made on behalf of the respondent no. 2 that he
would take his wife to his place of work and keep her with proper
dignity and honour. Subsequently, on 18th March 2014, the
informant was taken to Mumbai. He stayed their along with her,
her parents-in-law also came to Mumbai but she was not kept in
the house of her husband at Mumbai with proper dignity. On the
contrary, she was subjected to physical and mental torture. On 25 th
March 2014, respondents brought her to Muzaffarpur and insisted
upon her to withdraw the aforementioned complaint case instituted
by her against them. When she told that she would be able to take
appropriate step in this regard after talking to her father, her father-
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in-law declared to end her life. At this, her husband and mother-in-
law assaulted her with the help of an iron rod with the intention to
commit her murder. She sustained grievous injury on her arm and
other parts of the body. In the meantime, some people of
Muzaffarpur and her neighbours appeared at the spot and by their
intervention she was rescued. On the basis, the said complaint, the
above-mentioned police case was registered.
