IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9210 of 2010 SONU KUMAR @ SONU KUMAR GUPTA Versus STATE OF BIHAR 2 15.3.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner is an accused in a case instituted under section 304(B) of the I.P.C. and section ¾ of D.P.Act. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that there is allegation against the petitioner, the husband, as also co-accused, Shyam Babu Prasad @ Shyam Babu,the father – in – law of the deceased, of demand of dowry and owing to non-fullfilment of the demand, they are said to have strangulated the deceased to death. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to paragraph no.7 of the petition, which shows that the deceased was taken to the doctor and was treated there for several days. But despite the best efforts, she could not survive. It is also submitted that co-accused Shyam Babu Prasad, the father –in-law, with almost similar allegation, has been granted bail by a bench of this Court vide order dated 20.11.2009 passed in Cr.Misc.No.35954 of 2009 and the petitioner has remained in judicial custody for a longer period since 13.7.2009. Learned counsel for the State has not disputed the above position. Be that as it may, in the circumstances, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail 2 bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge I,Patna City, in S.Tr.No.127/10 arising out of Khaje Kalan P.S. Case No.148/09. AnilKr.Sinha (Birendra Prasad Verma,J.)