IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31502 of 2008 DHIRAJ SONI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- Advocate for the petitioner Mr. AbulKalam For the State : : Mr.Choubey Jawahar, A.P.P. 2 12.8.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner has been made accused in a case instituted under section304 (B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the first information report sister of the informant, Rekha Devi was married with one Nirdhan Soni @ Shashi Bhushan five years ago. The allegation in the first information report is that she was killed by her in-laws. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is apparent from the first information report itself that the informant’s sister was pregnant and thus she was admitted in the clinic of Dr. Smt. Ranjna Sinha where she gave birth to a male child on 10.10.2007. He further submitted that it is apparent from the first information report that on 10.10.2007 she was brought to the matrimonial house where she developed some complication and died at 2 .00 P.M. It is further submitted that the cause of death of the deceased was some complication in the abdomen. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other accused persons namely Laxmi Devi , married nanad and Chandra Devi, mother-ion-law have already been granted bail by a Bench of this Court by an order dated 2.6.2008 passed in Cri. Misc. No. 20732 of 2008. Further submission is that petitioner is Devar and there is no specific allegation against him rather there is general and omnibus - 2 - allegation against all the accused persons. In paragraph 18 of the petition it is stated that petitioner is in jail custody since 30.10.2007. His further submission is that husband of the deceased is already in jail custody. Learned A.P.P. does not controvert this submission. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case petitioner Dhiraj Soni is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Naokothi P.S. Case No. 92 of 2007. Rahman/ (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)