IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24522 of 2010 1. ATI SUNDARI DEVI Wife of Late Rajnath Sharma. 2. Hemlata Devi Wife of Gopal Sharma, Both are resident of village- Gazari Pipare, P.S. Ara Muffasil, District- Bhojpur. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 10.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner no. 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no. 2 is younger sister-in-law (Gotani). They along with other family members are alleged for killing the deceased for non fulfillment of demand of dowry for which she was being tortured since before the death within 7 years of the marriage in matrimonial house. Innocence is the denial with further submission that the deceased committed suicide is not corroborated by the postmortem report as ligature mark is found all around the neck. Undoubtedly, petitioner no. 2 is younger sister-in- law of the deceased but petitioner no. 1 is mother-in- law and found favour from the I.O. that none of deceased family members are examined in this case. Considering the facts and circumstances, prayer for bail of petitioner no. 2 is allowed and at the same time, prayer for bail of the petitioner no.1 is rejected. 2 In the event of her arrest or surrender within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in connection with Ara Muffasil P.S. Case No. 199 of 2009 above named, petitioner no. 2 shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr. P.C. Anand Kr. (Mandhata Singh, J.)