Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40264 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Anita Devi 2. Asha Devi. 3. Sunita Devi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 06-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the sister-in-laws (gotni) of the victim is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the sister of the informant was married fifteen years ago when the victim underwent surgery of uterus when the in-law’s family asked her to do manual work and on refusal of the same, she was assaulted. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that there is no witness to the occurrence. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40264 of 2012 (3) dt.06-11-2012 2/2 each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Tisauta P.S. Case No. 52 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 302

Statute Text:
Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Murder. Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.