IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1476 of 2010 1.SUKARI DEVI wife of Ram Lagan Chauhan r/o village Bishunpur, P.S. Manpur, Dist. Nalanda. 2.Janki Devi wife of Sulendar Chauhan, r/o village Dewkali Bigha, P.S. Manpur, Dist. Nalanda…………..Petitioners. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 2.4.2010 Heard the parties. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Manpur P.S. case no. 18 of 2009 dated 18.4.2009 registered under section 304 (B), 498 (A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is the married Nanad (sister-in-law) of the deceased and petitioner no.2 is the elder Gotani (sister-in-law) of the deceased, and according to him no specific role has been assigned against these two lady petitioners. He submits that the allegation of torture is specifically against the husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that according to the first information report itself all the accused persons including the petitioners are said to be responsible for commission of crime in question. He further high lights that all other accused persons including husband are still absconding. Be that as it may, in the facts and circumstances of the case, and particularly in view of the fact that petitioner no.1 namely Sukari Devi is the married sister-in-law (Nanad) 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, Nalanda in the - 2 - above noted case, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. However, so far petitioner no.2 namely Janki Devi is concerned, she being the elder Gotani of the deceased and there has been some specific role assigned to her besides others, her prayer for anticipatory bail is dismissed. She must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail if so advised. If such a petition is filed the same may be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. (Birendra Prasad Verma, J) M.Rahman