IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 24939 of 2009 1 Chanda Devi, daughter of Umakant Singh, wife of Ashok Mandal, resident of village – Dhul Dhuliya, P S – Pirpaiti, District – Bhagalpur 2 Dimple Devi, wife of Vyash Prasad Singh, resident of village – Chain Tola, P S – Rasalpur (Kahalgaon), District – Bhagalpur - Petitioners Versus State of Bihar - Opposite Party ----------- 2 17.09.2009 Petitioner No 1 is the married Nanad. Petitioner No 2 is the wife of elder brother-in-law of the deceased. They apprehend arrest in Kahalgaon (Rasalpur) Police Station Case No 261 of 2009 instituted under Sections 304B, 201/34 of Indian Penal Code. The first information report is lodged on 17.05.2009 by the father of the victim girl stating that on 11.07.2006, his daughter was married to Nagmani Prasad. On 16/17 May, 2009 at night, he got information that his daughter had been killed and the body disposed of secretly. He went to the daughter’s sasural and found that his daughter was missing and other family members were also missing. He, thus, lodged the first information report stating that his daughter had been tortured and killed for dowry. After the first information report was lodged, after 5 days, the body was recovered from a river in a highly decomposed stage with face crushed. Normally, on these allegations, I would not have granted anticipatory bail but for the fact that the husband of the deceased is already in custody and petitioners are married ladies, I direct the petitioners abovenamed to surrender before the Court below 2 within 6 weeks from today and if they do so, they shall be released on bail on each of them furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in Rasalpur (Kahalgaon) Police Station Case No 261 of 2009 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)