IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15411 of 2010 1. SUSHILA DEVI WIFE OF RAM EKBALA DAS, 2. MITHILESH DEVI, DAUGHTER OF RAM EKBAL DAS, ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAKHRAULI, P.S. SAHARGHAT, DISTRICT MADHUBANI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 07.06.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with the case registered for the offence under Sections 304B/34 of the Penal Code. They are named in the First Information Report along with husband and father-in-law of the deceased. It is submitted on their behalf that deceased died on account of drowning in the tank, which fact is confirmed during investigation of U.D. Case No.02 of 2009 and in appreciation of the findings of the U.D. case petitioners be admitted to the privilege of bail in the event of arrest. I regret not to accept such submission as from the order of the Sessions Judge itself, it is evident that prior to the drowning of the sister of the informant she was being tortured for dowry, in such circumstances, prayer of the petitioner no.1, the mother-in-law of the deceased for grant of bail in the event of arrest is rejected with direction to surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order in the court below and apply for regular bail which should be considered in accordance with law in the light of the materials available on record. So far petitioner no.2 is concerned, she is said to be the married sister-in-law of the deceased, in the circumstances, she is directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order in the court below, thereafter petitioner no.2, namely, Mithilesh Devi be released on bail on furnishing bail 2 bond of Rs.5,000/-(Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Saharghat P.S. Case No.47 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)