IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21118 of 2011 Vidyanand Chaubey Versus The State Of Bihar ---------- 03/ 18.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is father-in-law of deceased and he is languishing in jail custody since 5.4.2011 in a case initially, registered under sections 498A, 324, 307/34 of the IPC and subsequently, it was converted into section 304B of the IPC. Allegedly, deceased was burnt to death by her husband as well as other in-laws including the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, no doubt, deceased died on account of burn injury in course of her treatment but, as a matter of fact, deceased was caught in fire accidentally and immediately she was taken to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital by the petitioner and his other family members and after that she was referred to PMCH, Patna and thereafter she was taken to PMCH, Patna but her life could not be saved. It is also pointed out by him that information regarding the aforesaid incident was immediately given to the informant who came at Patna but he lodged the aforesaid case on account of anger. It is also contended by him that so-called illegal demand of the dowry has not been disclosed in the first information report and the aforesaid statement has been made by the informant and his other family members in course of investigation. Considering the aforesaid submissions as well as facts and - 2 - circumstances, particularly, keeping in mind that deceased was immediately taken to hospital by her in-laws including the petitioner and the information regarding above stated incident was given to the informant, let the petitioner, Vidyanand Choubey, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in Bahadurpur P.S. Case no. 118/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)