IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3097 of 2008 SIKANDAR YADAV & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 9.5.2008 The petitioners who along with others are F.I.R. named accused of Rajoun P.S.Case No.169 of 2007 registered under Sections-304B,201/34 I.P.C. are apprehensive of their arrest in connection therewith and have prayed for anticipatory bail. As per allegations, all the accused persons including the petitioners pressurized the daughter of the informant to bring Rs.25,000/- and a Hero Honda Motorcycle as additional dowry from her father and when she objected the same , she was subjected to cruelty both mental and physical. It is also alleged that on 8.2.2007, all the accused persons assaulted the informant’s daughter, Sita Devi with lathi killing her and, thereafter, they disposed of the dead body. The assault is said to have been witnessed by Vikash Yadav, nephew of the informant who had gone to bring back the deceased. It is apparent from the recital of the F.I.R. that the accused persons had killed the deceased by assaulting her in presence of Vikash Yadav. In the facts and circumstances of the case. I am not inclined to extend the benefit of Section-438 Cr.P.C. to the petitioners. Their prayed for anticipatory bail is , accordingly, rejected. ( Abhijit Sinha,J) NKS/-