IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24489 of 2008 NARSINGH MAHTO & ANR. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ---------- 2. 21.7.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State as well as Mr. Tarkeshwar Prasad Verma, learned counsel appearing for the informant. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Begusarai Muffasil P.S. Case No.252/07 (G.R. No.2209/07) for the alleged offences registered under sections 304B, 341, 323, 498A/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that petitioner no.1 aged about 75 years is the father-in-law and petitioner no.2 aged about 70 years is the mother-in-law of the deceased. It is further submitted that there is no allegation against these petitioners attracting the alleged offences under section 304B of the I.P.C. The only allegation against these petitioners is that they used to harass the deceased. Learned counsel further submits that the supervision note of the S.D.P.O., Begusarai Sadar is suggestive that there is no involvement of these petitioners in the alleged crime as stated in paragraph 8 of the petition. Learned Additional P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for bail. However, he is not in a position to refute the submissions made on behalf of the petitioners. 2 Considering the submissions, as noticed above, and the materials brought on the record, it is directed that both the petitioners, namely, Narsingh Mahto and Jai Mangli Devi, in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Begusarai Muffasil P.S. Case No.252/07 (G.R. No.2209/07) within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, in connection with the aforesaid case, on the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)