IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24995 of 2010 ARJUN SAO S/O LATE DAHU SAO @ BHATU SAV R/O VILLAGE- NAKSENA, P.S.- NARHAT, DISTRICT- NAWADS……………………………….PETITIONER. Versus STATE OF BIHAR……………………………..OPP. PARTY. 2 02-08-2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offence under sections 304B, 498A, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code as also under section 3/4 of the D.P. Act the petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased. It is submitted that according to F.I.R. vide Annexure-1, marriage of the deceased Pinki Devi was solemnized with co-accused Ranjit Sao in the year 2002 and the present case was lodged with respect to death of deceased in the year 2010, that is, after 8 years of the said marriage and, therefore, offence under section 304B of the Indian Penal Code shall not be applicable. It is further submitted that admittedly the informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence. The allegation regarding demand of dowry and torture is general and omnibus in nature against all the accused persons including the petitioner. Petitioner is said to be an old man aged more than 80 years and he is said to be in judicial custody since 10-05-2010. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on 2 furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in Akbarpur P.S. case No. 118/2010. S.P. (Birendra Prasad Verma,J.)