IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32696 of 2010 ============================================= 1. Tejnarayan Jha @ Tej Nath Jha 2. Phool Devi @ Gori Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ============================================= 5 28-11-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Torture for demand of dowry soon before the death in matrimonial home and unnatural death is the allegation. Year of the marriage is disclosed only without mentioning the month if it was within 7 years or beyond 7 years. Two sets of witnesses are there either for homicidal death or death due to ailment. Torture for demand of dowry is parallel to these assertions. If the death had occurred within 7 years then there is presumption about the dowry death which is lacking followed by deceased’s having two children and petitioners are parents and deceased’s husband. Taking the same into consideration, prayer of the petitioners for bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, above named petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Madhubani Town P.S. Case No. 131 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Shailendra Bhushan Prasad/- (Mandhata Singh, J)