IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11242 of 2010 2 29.4.2010 1. Buchi Devi, wife of Late Ram Bilash Chaudhary 2. Nageshwar Chaudhary, son of Late Dipu Chaudhary 3. Ranju Chaudhary @ Ranju Kumari 4. Bibha Devi 5. Manju Devi Serial nos.3, 4 and 5 are daughters of Late Ram Bilash Chaudhary 6. Indrajeet Chaudhary @ Indrajeet Kumar Chaudhary son of Late Ram Bilash Chaudhary, All are residents of village Badhauna, Police Station Vidyapatinagar, District Samastipur 7. Randhir Kumar @ Randhir Kumar Chaudhary son of late Chulhai Chaudhary resident of village Sahpur, Police Station Jandaha District Vaishali 8. Naveen Kumar @ Navin Jha son of Sri Sagarath Jha, resident of village Bhagwatpur, Police Station Mansur Chak, District Begusarai ........ Petitioners VERSUS The State of Bihar ....... Opposite Parties --------- Heard leaned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners have prayed for anticipatory bail in a case under Section 304B /34 of the IPC. There is no denial that the unnatural death has taken place of a bride within seven years of marriage while she was in her matrimonial house and the mother has lodged the FIR disclosing that the deceased was being tortured for dowry. In the facts of the case, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no.1, Buchi Devi, who is mother-in-law of the deceased and petitioner no.6, Indrajeet Chaudhary @ Indrajeet Kumar - 2 - Chaudhary, who is husband of the deceased, is rejected. Petitioner no.2 is said to be aged grandfather of petitioner no.6, petitioner no.3 is unmarried minor sister of petitioner no.6 and petitioners no.4 and 5 are sisters of petitioner no.6, who are already married and their husbands are petitioners no.7 and 8. Considering the old age of petitioner no.2 and tender age of petitioner no.3 and that others are now members of different families on account of marriage, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioners no.2, Nageshwar Chaudhary, petitioner no. 3, Ranju Chaudhary @ Ranju Kumari petitioner no.4, Bibha Devi, petitioner no.5 Manju Devi , petitioner no.7 Randhir Kumar @ Randhir Kumar Chaudhary and petitioner no.8 Naveen Kumar @ Navin Jha is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of ACJM, Dalsingsarai, Samastipur in connection with Vidyapatinagar PS Case No.15 of 2009, subject to conditions under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) sk