IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43718 of 2009 PANCHA DEVI Versus The STATE OF BIHAR ------ 2/ 22.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner is mother-in-law and in Government service that is the defence including presence of husband only just after gathering of village people but death is due to burn injury and unnatural allegation is for demand of dowry on behalf of this petitioner also followed by torture committed upon the deceased soon before the death within seven years of marriage in matrimonial house. Witnesses if state about their coming to the place of occurrence finding burning the deceased and presence of husband only can be taken as defence witness only otherwise F.I.R. is lodged basing fardbeyan of Bishundeo Prasad Singh, uncle of the deceased not by any of the petitioner’s villager. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of the petitioner is rejected. shail (Mandhata Singh, J.)