IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36557 of 2008 HARI NARAIN RAI, S/O LATE DALLU RAI, R/O VILLAGE-NATHUWA, P.S. KHANPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. -PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR. –OOP.PARTY 2 20.11.2008 The complaint typed on 29th May, 2002 and may have been filed any day after 29th July, 2002 resulted in registration of a first information report in terms of the directions of the Court under Section 156 (3) of the Code. The complainant stated that her daughter has been killed by her in-laws for non-fulfillment of dowry demand. The investigation has revealed that the death occurred on 17th May, 2002. There is a letter by the father of the deceased to the Officer-in-charge of the Police Station that the deceased died a natural death by reason of illness. Such a letter is abnormal. Many people, whose statements have been recorded under Section 161 of the Code, have stated that the death is suicidal. Taking into account all these circumstances, I do not think it would be appropriate to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner who happens to be the father-in-law of the deceased. 2 It would be appropriate on the part of the Investigating Authority to ascertain why such a letter was written and how a copy of that letter reached the petitioner. It is surprising that it has not yet come on record whether a doctor was consulted at or before the death either to treat the alleged illness or after the death allegedly occasioned by suicide. (Barin Ghosh, J.) AAhmad