IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.38870 of 2008 BINOD SAHNI …… PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……. OPP. PARTY For the petitioner : - Sri Sachidanand Choudhary, Advocate For the O.P. : - Sri D. Mehta, APP ----------- 2. 15.10.2008 Heard Sri Sachidanand Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioner and Sri D. Mehta, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The case was initiated through a petition of complaint after 18 days of lodging an U.D. report by none else than the wife of the deceased stating that when he returned from his father’s house he was deep drunkard. She stated that he could unable to take his meals and subsequently he died. The post-mortem examination report also supports that line of unnatural death. Subsequently, the allegation was made that the accused persons on account of various reasons including that they wanted a severance of relationship between the wife and the deceased came to him and strangulated him to death. The story of strangulation does not get any support from the post-mortem examination report. Regard being had to the facts and circumstances, let petitioner Binod Sahni be released from custody on - 2 - furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Town (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 336 of 2006. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J)