IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.19855 of 2010 1. KISHUNDEO YADAV son of Late Nashiblal Yadav 2. Bimala Devi wife of Kishundeo Yadav Both residents of village Bhawanipur North, Police Station Pratapganj, District-Supaul Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 23.06.2010 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners are in custody in connection with S.T. No. 25 of 2010(S)/115 of 2010 arising out of Pratapganj P.S. No. 43 of 2009 for offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel with reference to the allegations as set out in the F.I.R. submits that the allegation of demand of dowry has been made in a general manner. He further submits that the postmortem examination of the petitioner does not indicate any external or internal injury and which is sufficient to prove that there was no torture or harassment to the deceased and who has expired in a normal circumstances. He further submits that it was the family member 2 who had informed the informant about the illness of the deceased but by the time the informant who is the father of the deceased reached her matrimonial home, she had already expired giving rise to the present case. Learned counsel submits that whereas the petitioner No.1, the father-in-law is in custody since 19.3.2010, the petitioner No.2, the mother-in-law is in custody since 19.10.2009 even in absence of there being substantive piece of evidence connecting them to the alleged offence. Having regard to the circumstances aforesaid, let the petitioner namely, Kishundeo Yadav and Bimla Devi be released on bail upon each of them furnishing individual bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. III, Supaul in connection with S.T. No. 25 of 2010(S)/115 of 2010 arising out of Pratapganj P.S. No. 43 of 2009 Bibhash ( Jyoti Saran, J.)