IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4719 of 2011 BISHWANATH SAH, SON OF MOTI CHAND SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-MANGRAWALIA, POLICE STATION-RAJPUR, DISTRICT- ROHTAS AT SASARAM. …………Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 25-02-2011 Petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and is in custody in relation to Nasriganj (Rajpur) P.S. Case No.62 of 2010 instituted under Section 498A, 307/34 of I.P.C. read with Dowry Prohibition Act, later on death of the lady Section 304B has been added. The informant has lodged the F.I.R. on 09.05.2010 inter alia alleging that his daughter had been married to the son of the petitioner in May, 2009. She was being tortured for dowry. He came to know that attempts were made to kill her. He came to Bose Clinic at Dehri Onsone and found her daughter to be severally burnt under going treatment. He mentions that she was unconscious and unable to speak, but in moment she was better, she disclose that her mother-in-law, husband and others had sprinkled kerosene oil and tried to burn her. After the FIR was instituted the lady was referred to PMCH where she was treated and where she ultimately died on 14.5.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner 2 submits if the petitioner had tried to burn they would not have immediately taken her to a good clinic for treatment, not informed the ladies father. Even, thereafter, the father did not wait but rushed and lodged FIR at his village home, whereas the lady was under treatment at Dehri and then at PMCH, even thereafter at the instance of petitioner and his family members which shows their innocence and false implication. Be that as it may, let the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No.II, Rohtas in connection with Nasriganj (Rajpur) P.S. Case No.62 of 2010. PN ( Navaniti Prasad Singh ,J.)