IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8480 of 2010 1. AASHA DEVI,daughter of Shankar Rai 2. Bipti Devi,daughter of Bhola Rai Both are resident of village-Bara Gachchi,P.S.-Piprakothi,District-East Champaran. .. Petitioners Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR.. Opp.Party with Cr.Misc. No.9685 of 2010 1. NAGA RAI,son of Late Bansi Rai 2. Sanjay @ Mala Rai @ Bhola Rai,son of Naga Rai Both are resident of village-Bara Gachchi,P.S.-Pipra Kothi,District-East Champaran. .. Petitioners Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR.. Opp.Party ----------- For the Petitioners: M/s Vijay Shankar Shrivastava & Nisha Verma,Advocates For the State : M/s Ahmad Ali & Brajendra Nath Pandey,Additional Public Prosecutors ---------- 02/ 16-04-2010 Heard the parties. Petitioners in both the applications apprehend their arrest in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S.Case No.113 of 2009 dated 23-09-2009, registered under Sections 341/323/504/306/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the informant, deceased Sabita Devi as also the accused persons including the petitioners are close relations and they are said to be living in same courtyard (Aangan). It appears that some quarrel took place between the deceased Sabita Devi and her mother-in-law at one side and the petitioners on the other side, 2 as a result of which deceased committed suicide. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no.1, Aasha Devi, and petitioner no.2, Bipti Devi, of Cr.Misc.No.8480 of 2010 are sister-in-laws (Gotanies) of the deceased, whereas petitioner no.1, Naga Rai, of Cr.Misc.No.9685 of 2010 is cousin of the father-in-law and petitioner no.2, Sanjay @ Mala Rai @ Bhola Rai, is cousin-in-law of the deceased and, in fact, he had taken the deceased for treatment but she could not be saved. Learned counsel for the State has strongly opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that though deceased committed suicide by her own, but the petitioners are specifically alleged to have abetted the crime in question and, therefore, they are not entitled to have the privilege of anticipatory bail. Be that as it may, in view of the fact that petitioners (in Cr.Misc.No.8480 of 2010) Aasha Devi and Bipti Devi are ladies, being sister-in-laws of the deceased, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today in the above noted case, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran, subject to the conditions as laid down under sub-section (2) of Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, so far petitioners (in Cr.Misc.No.9685 of 3 2010) Naga Rai and Sanjay @ Mala Rai @ Bhola Rai are concerned, in view of the nature of allegation and in view of their relationship with the deceased, their prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. They must surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today and seek regular bail, if so advised. If such a petition is filed, the same may be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. AH/ ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)