IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.22785 of 2011 1.Shanti Devi W/o Shambhu Prasad 2.Punam Devi W/o Mahesh Prasad. Both are residents of village-Harla, P.S.-Kadirganj, Dist.-Patna Versus The State of Bihar ----------- 2. 15.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Two petitioners, who are mother-in-law and married sister-in-law (Nanand) respectively apprehending their arrest in connection with a Case registered for the offence under sections 304B and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code, have prayed for grant of bail. As per the prosecution case, daughter of the informant was married to co-accused, Satyendra Prasad, about five years back. There is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons regarding demand of dowry etc. after marriage. It is also alleged that on 4.9.2010 daughter of the informant was killed at her matrimonial home and her dead body was hurriedly disposed of. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the daughter of the informant died a natural death. There was no complaint with regard to subjecting the informant’s daughter to cruelty for non- fulfillment of demand of dowry in the last five years. It is also submitted that the deceased was suffering from diarrhoea for which she was being treated by local doctor and while she was being carried to P.M.C.H. she died and thus her dead body was cremated at Fatwah. It is also submitted that information regarding death of 2 daughter of the informant was duly communicated to the informant who had also attended funeral ceremony but subsequent to that he started demanding ornaments etc. of his daughter and on denial of the same the present case was instituted. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the husband and father-in-law are already in jail in connection with this case. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and the submissions made on behalf of the parties as also the fact that the husband and father-in-law are already in jail and the petitioners are ladies, let the petitioners, namely, Shanti Devi and Punam Devi in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of S.D.J.M., Masaurhi, Patna, in connection with Kadirganj P.S. Case No.26 of 2010. Md.S. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)