IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1353 of 2010 1.RAJMUNI DEVI @ RAJ MUNA DEVI 2.Ramawati Devi, both are resident of village Matuali, P.S. Sandesh, Dist. Bhojpur …..Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 6.4.2010 Heard Mr. A.K. Thakur, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Dashrath Mehta, learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Sandesh P.S. Case No. 92 of 2009 dated 31.8.2009 registered under sections 304 B, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the younger sister- in-law (Gotani) of the deceased. He submits that admittedly the husband of the deceased had per deceased her about one year ago and therefore, there is absolutely no application of section 304 B of the I.P.C. in the present case. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the petitioners and has submitted that there are sufficient materials to show the complicity of these petitioners in commission of crime in question. Be that as it may, in view of nature of allegation and in view of relationship of petitioner no.1, namely, Rajmuni Devi @ Ranmuna Devi with the deceased, she being the mother-in-law, her prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. She must surrender in the court below within four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed in the court below, then the same may be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. - 2 - So far petitioner no.2, namely, Ramawati Devi is concerned, she being younger sister-in-law (Gotani) of the deceased, in the event of her arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, she shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with the above noted case, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Birendra Prasad Verma, j) M.Rahman