IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 21981 of 2009 1) Pappu Singh 2) Bablu Singh, sons of Daroga Singh, residents of Village – Siswania, Purab Tola, P S – Lauriya, District – West Champaran -Petitioners Versus State of Bihar -Opposite Party ----------- 2 10.07.2009 The petitioners apprehend arrest in Lauriya Police Station Case No 30 of 2009 instituted under Sections 328, 302/34 of Indian Penal Code. The informant is the father of the deceased lady. It is alleged that he received information that his daughter, who was married to the brother of the petitioners, had consumed poison. On reaching, he found people trying to feed her soup water and other medicines. He immediately called for a jeep and took her to a hospital where she was declared dead. He alleges that apparently these two petitioners, alongwith their wives, have probably administered his daughter poison. Shri S N P Sinha, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that, admittedly, it is not a case of dowry death. Father-in-law, mother-in-law and husband have not been made accused. He submits that it is apparent that the deceased had consumed poison and other family members were trying to save her. These are facts which are apparent from the first information report itself. He further submits that in fact death having occurred, the informant had a cause against the petitioners inasmuch as they were jointly doing some business in which there arose some misunderstandings and they separated. 2 In the facts and circumstances of the case, till completion of investigation, the petitioners abovenamed, if they surrender before the Court below within 4 weeks from today, shall be released on bail on each of them furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah in Lauriya Police Station Case No 30 of 2009 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)