IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16031 of 2011 1. KIRAN DEVI. 2. KUMKUM DEVI. 3. RINKI DEVI. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 23.06.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. Petitioner no. 1 being the widow mother of the husband and petitioners no. 2 and 3 being the wives of step brothers of the husband are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Section 304(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The marriage was performed on 27th February, 2009. The accusation is of torture, earlier a complaint case was filed under Section 498-A of I.P.C. There is general accusation of torture against the entire family including the petitioners. On 03.12.2010 the informant came to know about the injury of the victim when he went to hospital and found dead body of the victim. It is submitted by the learned senior counsel for the petitioners that that there is no specific accusation against the petitioners and the petitioners are separated from the husband as the husband posted at Chapra in Excise Department . It is further submitted 2 that the victim put herself on fire and she was given the medical assistance for which the payments were made by the husband. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the informant that the motive of the accused persons are apparent from the fact that earlier the 498-A of I.P.C. lodged and maliciously compromised the same and came to this Court. Considering the fact that petitioner no. 1 is an old widow and petitioners no. 2 and 3 are the wives of the step brothers of the husband and the thrust of accusation is against the husband , let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 147 of 2010, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Safik ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)