IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34373 of 2010 1. MUL CHAND SINGH 2. Smt. Dharna Devi 3. Purnashekhar Singh @ Punshekhar Kumar Versus The STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 25.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are father-in-law, mother-in-law and younger brother-in-law (debar) of the deceased. Dead body is found inside the house. Allegation is about torture for demand of dowry soon before the death within 7 years of the marriage. Controversy is whether outer door is closed from inside or outside. Certainly, witnesses are not constant on the point but some of the villagers examined in pargraphs-44, 45, 46 and 47 of the case diary are stating that they came to petitioners’ house after entering the house found dead body in a room locked from outside. For petitioner no.3 though there is submission that he was working at that time in Bangalore having no concerned with demand of dowry. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, prayer of the petitioners no. 1 and 2 for bail is rejected and at the same time, prayer of the petitioner no.3 for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 24 of 2010 2 above named petitioner no.3 shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr. P.C. shail (Mandhata Singh, J.)