IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2701 of 2009 1. PHUL KUMAR MANDAL, son of late Kashi Mandal 2. DUKHNI DEVI, wife of Sri Phool Kr. Mandal, both resident of village-Kharsota, P.S. Azam Nagar, District- Katihar Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 18.05.2009 The petitioner no.1 Phul Kumar Mandal is father-in-law and petitioner no.2 Dukhni Devi is mother- in-law of the deceased and they apprehend their arrest in Ajam Nagar P.S. Case No. 159 of 2008 under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation is that the two petitioners being the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased had chided her in connection with some domestic work and that when the deceased’s mother had gone to bring the deceased back to her Maika, the deceased husband Gautam Mandal (who is not petitioner) had abused her and had even fallen to assault her and had stated he will not allow the deceased to go her Maika at any cost and that thereafter, the deceased’s mother had returned to her house. The deceased father was also not allowed by the deceased husband to take his daughter, hence, he had also returned. Subsequently, the deceased parents learnt that the deceased had been killed and when they went to deceased’s Sasural they found the dead body of the deceased and there was injury mark on the neck. - 2 - The learned counsel submits that the allegation and all other substances need to the culpability of the deceased’s husband Gautam Mandal. It is further submitted that there is no specific allegation on these two petitioners and they have been implicated on suspicion. Further submission is that husband of the deceased Gautam Mandal is in jail custody. In the facts and circumstances, the petitioners, namely, 1. Phul Kumar Mandal and 2. Dukhni Devi are admitted to anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within two weeks on furnishing their bail bonds of Rs. 10, 000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in Azam Nagar P.S. Case No. 159 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (C.M. Prasad, J.) Ravi/-