IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.10395 of 2010 1. VIBHA DEVI wife of Sheo Shankar Mahto, D/o Raj Kumar Mahto, resident of village – Jitwaria, P.S. Chak Mehshi, District Samastipur 2. Vikas Kumar son of Raj Kumar Mahto 3. Raj Kumar Mahto son of Late Saryug Mahto 4. Geeta Devi wife of Raj Kumar Mahto Sl. Nos. 2 to 4 are residents of village- Chakka, P.S. Khanpur District Samastipur Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 22-04-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Although the FIR was registered u/s 302/201/34 of the IPC, after investigation police has submitted charge sheet u/s 304B/34 of the IPC. Considering the allegations made by father of the victim lady who met unnatural death within five months of marriage, this court is not persuaded to grant anticipatory bail to the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the victim who are petitioner No.3 Raj Kumar Mahto and petitioner no.4 Geeta Devi. Their prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected. This order shall not prejudice their case if they surrender and apply for regular bail. Considering that petitioner no.1 is a married sister of husband of victim and appears to be resident of another village and petitioner no.2 is minor member of the family being younger brother of the husband, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners no.1 and 2 is allowed. Let the petitioners No. 1. Vibha Devi and 2. Vikas Kumar in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six 2 weeks from today be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Khanpur PS case No. 147/2009 subject to condition as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)