IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4640 of 2008 RUNA DEVI & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 6 01.07.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, who are apprehensive of their arrest in connection with Lalganj P.S.Case No.186 of 2005, registered under Sections-304B, 201, 120B I.P.C. and have prayed for anticipatory bail. Also heard the learned A.P.P. for the State. According to the Complaint petition filed by Bajrangi Sahni, which forms the basis of the aforesaid Lalganj P.S. Case, his daughter Rinku Kumari was tortured by her in laws and husband for demand of Motorcycle and eventually, she was killed and her dead body was disposed of . It is submitted that petitioner nos.1 and 2 are Gotinies of the deceased and petitioner nos.3 to 6 are agnates of the husband of the deceased and all of them are living separately from the husband of the deceased. It has further been submitted that the husband of the deceased is in custody and the father- in-law, Patta Sahni and two brothers of the husband have been granted bail by this Court. It has also been submitted that the victim had not been killed but had died in course of delivering a child. The learned counsel for the petitioner also sought to point out that the informant in his further statement in paragraph-22 of the case diary had stated that his son-in-law was living separately from his brothers. - 2 - There is nothing on record to show that the petitioners were living separately from the incarcerated husband and had no connection with him. On the contrary, as would appear from the last paragraph of the impugned order of the Sessions Judge dated 20.4.2007, several witnesses have supported the allegations of the deceased being subjected to torture for non-fulfillment of dowry demand. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners who may move the court below for regular bail. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail by the petitioners is hereby rejected. ( Abhijit Sinha, J) NKS/-