IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20053 of 2009 SATYENDRA SINGH @ SATYENDRA KISHORE SINGH, S/o Krishna Kishore Singh, R/o Village – Dharhara, P.S. Sadar, District – Vaishali, At present – Andar Kila, S.D.O. Road, P.S. Hajipur Town, Dist. Vaishali …………………………………………………………………. Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ………………………….….. Opposite Party. ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Shyam Sundar Singh Shyam, Advocate. For the State:- Mr. R.P.S. Singh, A.P.P. ---------- 3. 05.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner has been made accused in a case registered under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that it has come during the course of investigation that the petitioner after his retirement from the service was living at his village house at Dharhara along with his wife and others whereas the victim girl along with her husband was living separately at Hajipur Town where the occurrence had taken place. It is also submitted that the wife of the petitioner (mother-in-law of the deceased) has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 16.06.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13234/2009. In support of this, learned counsel for the 2 petitioner produces a certified copy of the aforesaid order. Let it be kept on record. It is further submitted that the petitioner is 75 years old and is in judicial custody since 26.04.2009. Learned counsel appearing for the State submitted that there is allegation of demand of dowry and committing death upon all the accused persons. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case I direct the petitioner, Satyendra Singh @ Satyendra Kishore Singh to be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 194/2004. dk ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J. )