IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.28521 of 2009 1. Bouku Mandal, son of Late Ajodhi Mandal. 2. Bilas Mandal, son of Loki Mandal 3. Pankaj Mandal, son of Loki Mandal 4. Hira Lal Mandal alias Hira Mandal, son of Late Ajodhi Mandal. 5. Sulochani Devi alias Sulchi Devi, daughter of Bouku Mandal 6. Loki Mandal, son of Late Ajodhi Mandal 7. Arivan Mandal, son of Late Ajodhi Mandal] 8. Arvind Mandal, son of Bouku Mandal. All resident of Village- Rashidpur Police Station, Nathnagar District-Bhagalpur. ……………………………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar ……………………………….Opposite Party. ----------- 3. 30. 11. 2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Several paragraphs of the Case Diary mentioning stomach ache of the deceased has been made ground for grant of bail. But allegation for torture and killing of the deceased for non-fulfilment of demand of dowry is true. The offence has been committed within seven years of the marriage of the victim girl in matrimonial house, followed by non-informing the death of the deceased to her parental family members, through Petitioner No. 1, father-in-law and Petitioner No. 8 is Dewar of the deceased are not entitle for anticipatory bail. Accordingly, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail of Petitioner Nos. 1 and 8 are hereby rejected. Petitioner Nos. 2,3,4,6, 7 are cousin brother-in- law, cousin father-in-law, cousin father-in-law of the deceased and petitioner no. 5 is married nanad of the deceased. Their prayer for anticipatory bail is also rejected but with an option 2 to surrender and move for regular bail which shall be decided on its merit without being prejudiced by the present order. m.p. (Mandhata Singh,J.)