IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33783 of 2009 1. VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA 2. RAGINI DEVI @ RAGINI MISHRA 3. RAHUL KUMAR 4. PRIYANKA KUMARI Versus STATE OF BIHAR 3 10.5.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case under sections 498A, 304B, 302/34 of the Penal Code. Petitioner no.1 is father-in-law, petitioner no.2 is mother-in- law, petitioner no.3 is brother of the husband of the deceased and petitioner no.4 is unmarried Nanad of the deceased. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it would appear from the prosecution case that the deceased was living with her husband at rented house of one Deo Narayan Singh at Sitamarhi. Petitioner no.1 is a Head Master in Sanskrit High School at Bajopatti and at the relevant time of occurrence he was not present at the place of occurrence. Petitioner no.3 is a student and is not having any concern with the day to day affairs of the deceased. Counsel for the informant submits that all the witnesses save and except mentioned in paragraph 10 of the case diary have supported the prosecution case. He further submits that the inquest report and the post mortem report would show that at least two persons are involved in the killing of the victim girl and all the accused persons used to demand dowry. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner no.1 Vijay - 2 - KHAN Kumar Mishra. His prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. However, if he surrenders and prays for regular bail, the same would be disposed of on the same day, without prejudice taking into consideration that he is a Head Master in Sanskrit High School at Bajopatti and resides separately from the deceased and her husband. So far as petitioner nos.2 to 4 namely Ragini Devi @ Ragini Mishra, Rahul Kumar and Priyanka Kumari are concerned, they are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of their arrest/surrender within six weeks from today, in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No.419 of 2008, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi. (S.P.Singh,J)