IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.856 of 2011 RAJIYA DEVI Wife of Rajendra Yadav , resident of village Bedupura , Police Station Atri , District Gaya … … Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR… .. OPPOSITE PARTY For the Petitioner: Mr.Durgesh Nandan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Kumar Virendra Narayan , APP ----------- 2 13.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for offences under Sections 304B/201 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the allegation in complaint, all the accused persons used to threaten the victim lady who had been killed by in-laws along with accused Sanjay Prasad and others, who are related to the family of the petitioner. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she is a lady and mother-in-law of the deceased. Learned counsel pointed out that there has been inordinate delay in filing the complaint as the date of occurrence has been described as night of 27.08.2007, whereas the case has been filed on 07.06.2008. In paragraph 5 of the complaint petition, it has been stated that on 25.10.2007 the complainant has visited the house of the petitioner and then he could know about the death of his daughter. However, thereafter also no complaint was preferred 2 immediately. It is next contended that all these facts and circumstances go to show that there was no occurrence in a manner which has been stated in the complaint petition. Learned counsel further submitted that though she may not improve the case upon the same but it is a fact that subsequently a compromise has been arrived at between the parties and 0.69 decimal of land has been transferred in the name of the grand- daughter, Priyanka Kumari, through a registered sale deed. That apart, it is also stated that the husband of the deceased has also preferred anticipatory bail application before the Sessions Judge. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, Rajiya Devi, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today in Atri Police Station Case No. 119 of 2008, be released 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. SC (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)