Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12765 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nageshwari Devi, W/o Peyare Baitha 2. Rani Devi, W/o Rajesh Baitha Resident of village-Bahilwara, Gobind, P.S.-Saraiyan, District- Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioners Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . They are named in the F.I.R. with specific allegation that the victim being daughter-in-law of petitioner no. 1 and sister-in-law (Gotani) of petitioner no. 2 was set on fire after tying her hands. When the informant tried to extinguish the fire, the accused persons remained mute spectator. The victim subsequently died. Considering the serious nature of allegation, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the application is dismissed. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.