IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27787 of 2011 Lilawati Devi, wife of Naresh Chaudhary, resident of village-Newal Chak, P.S.-Meshkaur, District-Nawada. Versus The State of Bihar ----------- 2. 19.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections 498(A), 304(B), 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that from the perusal of the F.I.R. itself, it would transpire that the daughter of the informant was married to co-accused Ajay Choudhary six years back. The victim was blessed with two minor children. The allegation of subjecting the deceased to cruelty for non-fulfillment of demand of dowry was against the husband and in-laws. The allegation of causing death of victim is also confined against co- accused Ajay Choudhary, Sahdeo Choudhary (father-in-law), Bachchi Devi (mother-in-law), Pramod Choudhary (brother-in- law) and Malo Devi (sister-in-law). The petitioner, her husband Naresh Choudhary, co- accused, Vijay Choudhary and Umesh Choudhary are alleged to have conspired in disposing of the dead body of the deceased. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is Mukhiya of the Panchayat. She is not related to the husband in any manner and co-accused Umesh Choudhary and 2 Vijay Choudhary, have been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 12.5.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13924 of 2011 by this Court. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, namely Lilawati Devi in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Sirdala (Meskaur) P.S. Case No. 157 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet/ (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)