IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6402 of 2010 1. SUNIL RAI 2. SANJAY RAI @ SANJAY KUMAR RAI 3. SURESH RAI 4. JAARO DEVI @ JHORO DEVI 5. BALO DEVI @ BOLO DEVI AND 6. SUDAMA RAI (CHAUKIDAR) @ SUDAMA RAI. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR 3 25.03.2010. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no. 2,4,5 & 6 is pressed, as petitioner no.3 is reported to have died, and prayer for bail of petitioner no.1 has already been disposed of vide order dated 24.2.2010. Petitioners as indicated above apprehend their arrest in a case registered for offence under section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner no.2 is brother of husband of deceased, petitioner no.4 is her mother-in-law, petitioner no.5 is married sister of her husband and petitioner no.6 is cousin of her husband and chaukidar. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the S.P. in the supervision note had opined that on account of scolding given by petitioner no.4, the victim consumed poison and died. It is submitted that allegation of dowry demand is false. State counsel submits that maternal uncle of deceased made allegation against all the accused persons. Prayer for bail of the petitioner no. 4 as above is refused with direction to surrender and seek regular bail within a period of six weeks from today, which would be disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. - 2 - In the facts of the case, the petitioner no.2, 5 & 6 as above are directed to be released on bail in case they surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in Dandkhora Police Station case no. 38 of 2008. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J).