IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33016 of 2009 RAMDEO DAS, son of Late Ganpati Das, resident of village- Lat Basepura, Tola- Barbana, P. S. Musri Gharari, District- Samastipur….. Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 30.11.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The petitioner faces prosecution for offence under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is father-in-law and he claims that he is separate in mess and business from his son against whom there is main allegation of demanding dowry or causing resultant death by torturing. Counsel for the petitioner would submit that there are large number of persons who in course of investigation, have informed the police that the death of daughter-in-law of the petitioner was natural as she was suffering from diarrohea. Counsel for the petitioner, however, could not explain that as to why such a natural death was not made known by the petitioner, being the head of the family to the father of the victim lady or any family members of her Naihar. Learned counsel for the petitioner would not be in a position also to explain as to how the son of 2 the petitioner, the husband of the victim lady, has not cared to abide by the requirement of law in surrendering before the court below. The petitioner in fact also owed responsibility in capacity of father-in-law at least by informing the family members of the deceased lady as with regard to her death and thus when he became a party to disposal of the dead body of the victim lady by cremating her in suspicious circumstances without its post-mortem conducted, he cannot be held to be totally innocent. Considering the aforementioned aspect, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. However, he may renew his prayer for bail after completing one year of his judicial custody or surrender of his son, the husband of the deceased, whichever is earlier. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)