IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2063 of 2009 Chote Lal Paswan @ Chote Paswan, s/o Ram Nanan Paswan, r/o Village- Charuipar, P.S. Noorsarai, District-Nalanda. ---- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 18-04-2009 The petitioner, one of the F.I.R. named accused of Noorsarai P.S. Case No.14 of 2008 registered under Sections 304B and 201 I.P.C. and the husband of deceased Guriya Devi is in custody since 6.2.2008 in connection therewith. The allegation is of Guriya Devi being murdered by the accused persons, including the petitioner, for non-fulfilment of dowry demand of Rs.20, 000/- . The informant claims that he received information over the telephone at about 12 Noon on 11.1.2008 that the accused were demanding Rs.20,000/- and the non-fulfilment thereof would entail in her death. He also claims that in the morning of the following day he again received information over telephone that Guriya had been killed and her dead body had been hidden somewhere. From the fardbeyan of the informant it appears that he has merely expressed his suspicion of the three F.I.R. named accused, including the petitioner, being responsible for the demand and causing the death of Guriya Devi. The allegation otherwise is general and omnibus in nature. None of the witnesses appear to have specifically named the petitioner as having committed the murder. That apart co- accused Ram Nanan Paswan , the father of the petitioner and facing - 2 - similar allegations has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 19.11.2008 passeed in Cr.Misc.No.38008 of 2008 and co-accused Ashok Paswan had been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 7.7.2008 passed in Cr.Misc.No.12202 of 2008. In the circumstances let petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10, 000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Presiding Judge, Fast Track Court No.II, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Sessions Trial No.377 of 2008 arising out of Noorsarai P.S. Case No.14 of 2008. NKS/- ( Abhijit Sinha, J )