IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.24500 OF 2009 RADHA DEVI, WIFE OF RADHEY RAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADHARI, P.S. RAJGIR (MUFASIL), CHHABILAPUR, DISTRICT NALANDA VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 29.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The case is under sections 304B, 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Petitioner is mother-in-law of the deceased. The allegation against petitioner is that daughter-in-law was murdered by strangulation on account of unfulfilled demand of dowry by the inmates. Case diary was called for. From the case diary it appears that some witnesses of the village have said before the police that the deceased committed suicide by consuming poison. There is some material in the case diary to suggest that occasionally scuffle used to happen between the husband and wife and this petitioner used to pacify her son and daughter-in-law. Petitioner is in custody since 4.6.2009 i.e. for about five months. Be that as it may, in view of the statements made in the case diary and specially - 2 - the fact that petitioner is a lady, this application is allowed. Let petitioner (Radha Devi) be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in Rajgir Mufasil (Chhabilapur) P.S. Case No.02/09 (G.R.No.108/09) with conditions as laid down in sub-section (3) of Section 437 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as may be applicable and also that one of the bailors shall be a close relation of the petitioner. In case of breach of any of the conditions at any stage to the satisfaction of the concerned court below, it shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner and take steps for her arrest. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)