IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1393 of 2011 HEMANT RAI @ HEMANT KUMAR S/O SHRI RANJEET RAI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03 27.04.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner being the father of the husband is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 304B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The marriage was performed in 2005 when the victim died on 21.06.2009. The accusation against the parents of the husband and the grand father is of demanding of Rs. 50,000/- and inflicting torture. It is surprising that the husband was not made accused. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim died due to accidental fire and the victim was given medical aid by taking her to the hospital. It is further submitted that the informant has retracted from his initial version and has filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below which has been recorded by the Investigating Officer in paragraph no. 44 of the case diary. Mr. Dashrath Mehta, leaned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that the victim stated to the informant about the payment of dowry and manner in which she was put on fire. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this statement was claimed to have been made by the victim to the informant on 21.06.2009 then there was no occasion for the informant not to lodge the case on 21.06.2009 itself. 2 Considering the fact that petitioner is father of the husband, informant has retracted from his initial version and the death took place after four years of the marriage, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 184 of 2009, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Indian Penal Code. Safik (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)