IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39020 of 2009 1. SUJIT KUMAR SINGH @ NANDAN KUMAR SINGH 2. Jitendra Kumar Singh @ Chandan Kumar Singh 3. Neetu Kumari @ Nitu Kumari Singh 4. Veena Devi All sons and daughters of Late Bhirgu Nath Singh,resident of village-Arana,P.S.- Masrakh,District-Saran. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 31-03-2010 Heard Mr. Raghwendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Sunil Kumar Pandey, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Masrakh P.S.Case No.18 of 2009 dated 16-02-2009, registered under Sections 304B/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioners no.1 and 2 are younger brothers of the husband of the deceased and petitioner no.3 is unmarried sister and petitioner no.4 is married sister of the husband of the deceased. According to prosecution case, there are general and omnibus allegation of demand of dowry and torture against all the accused persons and deceased had sustained 60% burn injury on her person. On arrival of the informant at the Sasural of the deceased accused persons claimed that the deceased was being taken to a Hospital for treatment, but she was not taken to any Hospital, rather she was brought back to her village home and was cremated there. However, it is submitted by the learned counsel that so far as these petitioners are concerned, no specific role has been assigned against 2 them. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor after going through the case diary has submitted that there are ample materials to show the complicity of the petitioners also. However he has not pin pointed any specific role assigned to petitioners no.3 and 4, who are Nanad of the deceased. In the aforesaid background, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today in Masrakh P.S.Case No.18 of 2009, the above named petitioners no.3 and 4 being the Nanad of the deceased shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. So far as petitioners no.1 and 2 are concerned, they are younger brother of the husband of the deceased, but their complicity in the crime in question cannot be ruled out at this stage. In that view of the matter, their prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. Petitioners no.1 and 2 must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such prayer is made, that may be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)