IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.21736 of 2009 UPENDRA MANDAL, son of Sri Harish Chandra Mandal, resident of village Bhairopur, P.S. Kumarkhand, District Madhipura Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 31.8.2009 Surendra/ Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The petitioner-husband owed his duty to his wife to ensure that even if she had consumed poison, she was supposed to be given some treatment for her life being saved. The son of the petitioner has given definite statement that no effort was made by the petitioner to extend any treatment to his dying mother. That apart, the circumstance that the parents of the deceased were also not given any information and the dead body was taken away without informing them are sufficient to show that the death of the deceased was not a natural death. That being so, the allegation u/s 304B I.P.C. cannot be said to be far fetched as was sought to be canvassed by the counsel for the petitioner. In that view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and the same is hereby rejected. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.)