IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51524 of 2008 1 SONI KUMARI @ SONI DEVI, D/O RAJU RAM 2. BIRANJ DEVI, W/O RAJU RAM 3. RAJU RAM, S/O HARIHAR RAM ALL RESIDENT OF VILALGE- BARI CHARIYAR, P.S. THARTHARI, DISTRICT-NALANDA ………. PETITIONERS Versus STATE OF BIHAR …………. OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 02/ 03-02-2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioners are accused in a case under Sections 304(B), 328 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation is that there was demand of dowry and thereafter the victim lady has been killed by the husband and her in- laws. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that from the postmortem report it appears that there is no external or internal injury to substantiate the allegations. It is also submitted that some of the witnesses have stated in the case diary that the lady died due to snake bite. However, this part was not substantiated. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner no. 1 Soni Kumar @ Soni Devi is the married sister-in-law of the deceased and she lives in a different village for the last four years and, therefore, her involvement in this case is un-substantiated. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application of petitioner nos. 2 and 3, namely, Biranj Devi and Raju Ram. - 2 - He is permitted to withdraw the bail application on behalf of petitioner nos. 2 and 3. Considering all these facts, petitioner no. 1, namely, Soni Kumari @ Soni Devi in the event of her arrest/surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa in connection with Tharthari P.S. Case No. 90 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. S.Sb/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)